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More than half-a-million pounds worth of drugs found in man's home

Christopher White admitted possessing heroin, cocaine and ketamine with intent to supply

Bristol Post

'Well known' drug dealer snared in roadside takedown

Nathan Bligh had large amount of crack cocaine and heroin in his car when he was stopped by police

Liverpool Echo

Man who found £3,000 worth of drugs on street jailed after deciding to sell them

Shaheim Saunders discovered the haul of heroin and cocaine, along with a knife, while out and about in Birmingham - and decided to try and sell it in Loughborough

Daily Mirror

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Dan Rodricks: Republican grandstanding on the border will never solve the nation’s drug crisis

Forty-eight-year-old Thamar Smith of Hagerstown, in Washington County, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal drug charges last week, the latest in a long line of American men who have contributed to the spread of heroin and fentanyl during an epidemic of opioid abuse that represents the tragic extent of despair across…

Tribune News Service

Original Sins by Matt Rowland Hill review – electric account of heroin addiction

The author’s artfully constructed debut is a painfully comic and thrillingly immediate memoir about the torments of drug dependency

The Guardian - UK

Descent of seaside town next to millionaires' row to 'heroin capital of England'

Boscombe was labelled the 'heroin capital of England' in recent years despite being only a stone's throw away from one of the most expensive stretches of coastal real estate in the world

Daily Mirror

Schoolboy arrested after knife, heroin and £1,000 found

Blade, drugs and cash were uncovered after warrant executed

Liverpool Echo

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Suspect named after man has 'large quantity' of heroin up his bum

After eight days, a 36-year-old man passed the drugs

Liverpool Echo

Wastewater reveals ACT heroin spike as illicit drug possession threshold debate continues

ACT consumption of most illicit drugs increased in the latest wastewater report

The Canberra Times

Dealer found with £7,000 of drugs after colleague led police to his home

Christopher Skene, 36, and Samantha Walters, 37, of Cardiff, were involved in the sale of heroin, crack cocaine ,and cannabis

Wales Online

Heartbroken parents' emotional plea for change to dated law with 'blood on its hands'

Former addicts, ex-policemen and grieving parents have formed an unlikely alliance to take on Government ministers they say are ignoring mounting evidence that the UK drugs policy needs to change

Daily Mirror

Newcastle dad opens up on drug addiction after becoming first resident at city's Recovery House

A Newcastle dad said he found himself addicted to heroin at the age of 26, just one week after trying the drug for the first time

Chronicle Live

Faces of nine people jailed in Liverpool this week

An overview of court cases in our region this week

Liverpool Echo

Two peddlers held with heroin in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Police arrested two peddlers with 40-gram heroin in the city in the past 24 hours. The accused have been identified as Deepak Nain, 32, of Nayagaon, Mohali, and Monu, 19, of Maloya.

The Times of India

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New Hartley drugs den man jailed for storing large amounts of heroin and cocaine for dealers

Gareth Smith, of New Hartley, admitted possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply, producing cannabis and having an offensive weapon

Tribune News Service

Sobering lessons in untying the knot of a homeless crisis

PORTLAND, Ore. — Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland. Farris, 51, has spent much of her adult life in Oregon, and has vivid memories of this area…

The Conversation

Diamorphine shortage could be more than just a problem for drug users

The UK has experienced many shortages of essential medicines, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest shortage is of diamorphine, a painkiller that can be prescribed to drug users who have not responded well to other treatments.

Wales Online

Heroin-dealing dad-of-six had 'Hello, I'm your drug dealer' ringtone on phone

David Owens had been caught red-handed selling heroin in the street when officers heard his unusual choice of ringtone

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Daily Record

Lanarkshire dad and sons stand trial after police find £5k of heroin in home

Stephen Jones senior has a previous conviction for being concerned in the supply of drugs.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool gang leader used child to traffic heroin and crack cocaine in county lines operation

The 20-year-old ran the sophisticated operation that led to more than 200 wraps of cocaine and heroin being recovered

Salon

Lessons from the homeless crisis

Portland’s homeless problem now extends well beyond the downtown core, creating a crisis of conscience

Wales Online

Drug dealer punched, kicked and stamped on man during vicious assault involving nine other people

Alfie Phillips, 22, led the attack in Newport which also involved Taylor Blackley, 22. Phillips was later found in possession of a drugs line with messages proving he sold heroin and cocaine

Evening Standard

Two men arrested after ‘trying to smuggle £17.5m worth of cocaine and heroin into UK’

One of the largest ever drug seizures at the Channel Tunnel

Manchester Evening News

Dealer who racked up drug debt after baby's death jailed again

Wraps of heroin fell out of Andrew Sheilds' trouser leg while being searched by officers

Manchester Evening News

Heroin addicts ‘desperate for their next fix’ robbed elderly man in shopping centre - then blamed the VICTIM

'I dare say they’d have done anything to secure money on that day'

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