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The Latest Breaking News from Heroin

'I saw a woman shooting heroin with child in pram on city centre alley', says Councillor

Forced prostitution, open crack cocaine and heroin use and intimidation are all issues associated with the back street

Dublin Live

Thames Valley police apologise for man’s heroin death in custody

Leroy Junior Medford died in 2017 after ingesting drugs in cell, in incident force says was ‘tragic and avoidable’

The Guardian - UK

'Unsafe' maternity service, £1,000 of heroin for 'personal use' and school evacuated

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Wednesday, June 15

Liverpool Echo

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Drug dealer who told police he had nearly 100 wraps of heroin 'for personal use' is jailed

Connor Bassnett has been branded a 'prolific' offender

Manchester Evening News

Man with £1,000 of heroin in JD sports bag said it's for 'personal use'

He was caught with 93 wraps of the Class A drug

Liverpool Echo

Grandma caught with monkey dust hidden in her underwear after police search

Stacie Sullivan was travelling in a Seat Leon when the vehicle was pulled over by officers who discovered drugs in the vehicle.

Daily Record

Drug dealing grandmother caught by cops with 'monkey dust' stashed in her underwear

Stacie Sullivan was caught with heroin and monkey dust twice within a month

Manchester Evening News

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Young West Lothian prisoner attacked party guest who put 'substance' under his nose

Owen Phillips claimed he later saw the same person smoking heroin off an identical piece of tin foil in the bathroom of the house, a court heard.

Edinburgh Live

Gateshead drugs gang boss who made more than £125,000 must pay back less than £15,000 of dirty cash

Ryan O'Connor, of Gateshead, was jailed last year for his leading role in a cocaine and heroin supply network

Chronicle Live

Encrochat dealer 'Battle-Hawk' hid cocaine block in kitchen cupboard

Michael Doyle is now behind bars after admitting conspiracy to supply heroin, amphetamine and cocaine

Liverpool Echo

Dundee drug gang member caught with illegal phone card in prison cell

George Black, 34, was part of a ‘well established’ drugs gang which flooded the city with heroin and cocaine.

Daily Record

Faces of 11 people jailed this week

An overview of the court cases heard in our region over the last week

Liverpool Echo

Man found with heroin and crack in his bum 'was selling drugs to fund mum's funeral'

Tyrone Grimes, 28, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison after being caught with 58 wraps of crack and heroin hidden in his bottom

Daily Mirror

Man found with 58 wraps of crack and heroin in his bum was selling drugs to 'fund mum's funeral'

Tyrone Grimes said he had turned to dealing after 'building up significant debts'

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

Pete Doherty on swapping crack for camembert in France: ‘It’s easier to be clean here – even for a scoundrel’

Twenty years after the Libertines’ narcotics-fuelled heyday, has the singer really put the chaos behind him?

The Guardian - AU

ACT government to decriminalise possession of small amounts of drugs including cocaine and heroin

Under new laws, anyone found with amount that falls within threshold will be fined, but not charged

Pedestrian.tv

The ACT Has Decriminalised Loads Of Drugs In Small Quantities It’s A Bad Day To Be A Bag

Alright other states and territories, let's get a move on.

The Hindu

Drug Destruction Day: 20.35 kg heroin, 4.8 tonnes ganja incinerated

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Liverpool Echo

Dealer found hiding in bathroom with heroin and 'graft phone' during police raid

She had earlier sent out a phone message to 50 contacts saying "Scottie on with dynamite"

Texas Observer

Heroin, Cornell, Prison, and Journalism

In ‘Corrections in Ink,’ star criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger skillfully tells the story of her own unusual life.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s going to save lives’: Chicago Police Department expands eligibility for drug users to get treatment instead of jail

The drug diversion program, the largest of its kind in the country, was piloted on the West Side in 2018 and expanded citywide late last year.

Daily Record

Scots gang caged for 26 years after being snared in £400k drug and dirty cash sting

Richard Parvin, 38, was handed the stiffest sentence among the mob of seven, who operated at a number of locations in 2019 mainly in Dundee.

The Guardian - UK

Lou Reed’s earliest Velvet Underground demos unearthed for reissue

Recordings from May 1965 were sealed for nearly 50 years, and reveal folk-like renditions of songs including I’m Waiting for the Man and Heroin

The Times of India

2 drug trafficking rackets busted in Delhi, Rs 21 crore heroin seized

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted two drug trafficking networks with the recovery of 3.5 kg of heroin valued over Rs 21 crore in the international market. Three people, including a Nigerian national, were arrested during the raids conducted in Keshav Nagar and Dabri areas in two separate operations, police…

The Times of India

Punjab: Man gets 10 years in jail for possession of drugs

LUDHIANA: A local court has sentenced a drug peddler to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after 270gm intoxicant powder and 2gm heroin was recovered from him. Judge of special court, Ashok Kapoor also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict and in default of payment of fine, he…

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