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 · Jun 15, 2022
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 · Jun 15, 2022
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 · Jun 15, 2022
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 · Jun 14, 2022
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 · Jun 14, 2022
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 · Jun 13, 2022
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 · Jun 13, 2022
Faces of 11 people jailed this week An overview of the court cases heard in our region over the last week Liverpool Echo · Jun 13, 2022
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 · Jun 11, 2022
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 · Jun 11, 2022
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 - UK · Jun 11, 2022
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 The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022
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. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 9, 2022
Drug Destruction Day: 20.35 kg heroin, 4.8 tonnes ganja incinerated HYDERABAD The Hindu · Jun 8, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Jun 8, 2022 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 · Jun 7, 2022 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 · Jun 6, 2022 ‘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 · Jun 6, 2022 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 · Jun 6, 2022 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 · Jun 4, 2022 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 · Jun 3, 2022 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…
Benzinga · Jun 3, 2022 Addiction Relapse Prevention: Nirvana Pre-Clinical Study Suggests Psilocybin Could Help Heroin Addiction Nirvana Life Sciences Inc. (CSE: NIRV) is a Canadian-based life sciences company that develops novel therapeutic products derived from psychedelics to produce non-addictive solutions for opioid addiction treatment and ongoing pain management. Nirvana has recently joined forces with Integrative Therapy Discovery (ITD) Labs of Italy.
Daily Record · Jun 3, 2022 Lanarkshire pair sentenced after police stumbled on drugs worth more than £6000 Mark Love and Jennifer Armstrong, both 32, given unpaid work for being concerned in the supply of heroin and street valium.
ABC News · Jun 2, 2022 Taliban eradicating Afghanistan's poppy cultivation to wipe out opium and heroin production The move comes despite farmers fearing their livelihoods will be ruined at a time of growing poverty.
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022 Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy crop Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation, aiming to wipe out the country’s massive production of opium and heroin