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Scots ex-soldier caught driving van with £1m heroin haul on M74 jailed

Gary Cowan, 32, was caught driving back to Scotland with the high-purity stash on the M74 near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire in June 2020.

Daily Record

Woman helped 'Scouse Joey' gang make thousands in drug cash

The heroin addict would transfer money to those higher up in the trafficking chain in Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

California debates opening supervised sites for people to use drugs

Advocates of the proposal say it would prevent overdoses, slow the spread of HIV and inspire drug users to seek help, while proponents say safe injection sites would create an "open drug scene."

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Why fentanyl is so deadly

Here's why the drug is causing overdoses — and why it's appearing in all kinds of other drugs where it shouldn't be

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Emmerdale reveals Suzy's 'killer' secret and her dark link to Holly Barton's death

Emmerdale's latest episode confirmed how newcomer Suzy Merton knew tragic character Holly Barton, who died on the ITV soap in 2016 - as well as her link to her death

Daily Mirror

₹1,526 cr. worth of heroin seized off Lakshadweep

Joint operation conducted by DRI and Indian Coast Guard

The Hindu

Singapore makes major heroin bust at Malaysia border

Singapore's anti-narcotics agency on Friday announced the seizure of nearly 18 kg (634 oz) of heroin in a car arriving from neighbouring Malaysia, in what local media said was the biggest haul of its kind in the city-state in two decades.

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Black mental health patient checked once in 14 hours before he died, inquest finds

Exclusive: Despite being detained, Rullson Warner was able to access and inhale heroin which led to an overdose, while hospital staff recorded observations of 45-year-old which never took place

The Independent UK

Gardai deny asking Irish shop to stop selling Animal Bars due to 'heroin users stealing them for tinfoil'

The move was described by people as "dystopian" and "ludicrous"

Irish Mirror

Man was caught in possession of heroin worth over £1,000 on a Bannockburn street

Thirty-year-old warned if he doesn't complete Community Payback Order he will likely face jail.

Daily Record

Waterloo Road star overwhelmed by fans' response to secret heroin problem

He said the decades-long addiction started early in his career and keeping it secret damaged his mental health

Chronicle Live

Drug dealer bragged to undercover police officer he was making £3,000 a day

Ruben Carvalho, 28, of Cardiff, played a managerial role and was in charge of the CJ drugs line which is estimated to have sold £111,000 worth of drugs over a four-month period

Wales Online

Dealers moved across country to sell cocaine and heroin from addicts' flat

The two 21-year-olds sold class A drugs near the flat

Liverpool Echo

Who is Joe Wicks' dad and their relationship now after heroin addiction agony

In Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood on BBC Two tonight, the nation's PE teacher goes on an emotional journey to discover how his parents' mental health issues affected him as a child

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Children in Gwent recruited by drug dealers to supply crack and heroin

Two men have been handed a combined 17 years in prison following a Gwent Police-led investigation

Chronicle Live

Concern after 'drug related deaths' in Haltwhistle in Northumberland

The police and crime commissioner said a "two pronged" approach was needed

Wales Online

Who's Richard Mylan, what TV shows has he been in and who's he married to?

Richard Mylan recently admitted to a 20-year heroin addiction

Wales Online

Joe Wicks reveals childhood pain as parents struggled with heroin and OCD addiction

Joe said on This Morning: "I was just anxious all the time, and scared and nervous."

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Daily Record

Scots drugs consumption van hailed as major success amid calls for service to be rolled-out across UK

The study examined supervised injections of heroin and cocaine and managed to intervene on nine potential overdoses.

Daily Record

Heroin addict stole bike and packet of raw chicken from Paisley student accommodation

Kevin Heggarty also threatened to stab a student in the eye with a pen.

Manchester Evening News

Waterloo Road star opens up on secret 20-year heroin addiction and admits 'it was the biggest mistake'

Richard Mylan, who played deputy headteacher Simon Lowsley in the hit BBC drama, wants to help 'challenge the stigma' of addiction

Daily Mirror

Waterloo Road actor shares secret 20-year heroin addiction 'it was the biggest mistake'

Richard Mylan, who played deputy headteacher Simon Lowsley in the hit BBC drama Waterloo Road, has finally opened up on his 20-year battle with heroin, and wants to help ‘challenge the stigma’ of addiction

The Hindu

Two tribal women held for possessing drugs in Manipur

NAB team recovers 1 kg of heroin from the two

Daily Record

Drugs bust on M8 as £100k of heroin found in car pulled over by police near Harthill

A 65-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident, which took place on Thursday afternoon on the M8 near Harthill.

Wales Online

Waterloo Road actor Richard Mylan admits heroin addiction battle

He's been battling his addiction for 20-years

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