The Latest Breaking News from Heroin

Anger over Tory minister Penny Mordaunt’s ‘disgraceful’ Scotland heroin jibe

Minister criticised over ‘cheap’ punchline that young Scots will ‘have somewhere safe and warm to take heroin’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

Gang leaders jailed for smuggling almost £1.5m of drugs in Cornwall and Devon

Members mostly from Merseyside often posed as holidaymakers to transport heroin and cocaine

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

Penny Mordaunt: Scots having 'somewhere warm to take heroin' is SNP’s legacy

Penny Mordaunt has claimed young Scots will have “somewhere safe and warm to take heroin” as a result of the SNP’s “appalling legacy”.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 23, 2023

Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

A person has died and two others overdosed after ingesting what they thought was cocaine but turned out to be heroin, prompting a warning for other users.

AAP · Nov 15, 2023

Pete Doherty reveals he once smuggled heroin into Japan in his guitar case

The British rocker details his journey to get sober in documentary, Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2023

Ketamine use hits record peak in Australia as methamphetamine and cocaine rise

Wastewater monitoring report shows consumption of heroin, MDMA and fentanyl has fallen while increasing for alcohol and oxycodone

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2023

Aurora crew leader of ruthless Mexican drug cartel freed on bond

Pablo Vega Cuevas has admitted he was in charge of an operation in which thousands of kilograms of heroin were shipped from Mexico to warehouses in Aurora on passenger buses.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2023

ED conducts searches in Punjab drug trafficking case

ED searches 25 premises in Punjab in connection with major drug trafficking racket busted by NCB. Seized ₹4.5 crore, phones, laptops, papers. 14 NCB officials awarded for busting international syndicate. Network runs from Ludhiana, sources heroin from Dubai, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Arrested 19, seized 40 kg heroin, 204 bank accounts, 52…

The Hindu · Nov 2, 2023

Two juveniles among 4 held with heroin

Two juveniles among 4 held with heroin

The Hindu · Oct 30, 2023

Matthew Perry was much more than an addict. Don’t let his death overshadow that

My late husband, Rob, was a heroin addict, but that does not define who he was. And nor should it for the Friends actor, says writer Poorna Bell

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023