Drugs gang members who supplied cocaine worth £70m jailed for 111 years
Seven members of a drugs gang who supplied at least a tonne of high-purity cocaine worth up to £70 million to dealers around the M25 have been jailed for a total of 111 years.
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Mother and daughter jailed for smuggling £200,000 of drugs into Scotland
A mother and daughter have been jailed after smuggling drugs worth around £200,000 into Scotland.
Alarm over rise in deaths from synthetic drug fentanyl
Deaths caused by the drug fentanyl are on the rise, an independent advisory board has warned.
New drug detection dogs to be used on railway network
New drug detection dogs have been deployed on the railways in a bid to disrupt so-called county lines drug operations, according to British Transport Police (BTP).
SNP MP calls for roll-out of safe consumption rooms in Scotland
Safe consumption rooms where illicit drugs are effectively decriminalised should be rolled out in Scotland to reduce the country’s drug-related death rate, an SNP MP has argued.
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes four-year ban on Russia
The Russian flag and national anthem have been banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years.
Drug poisoning cases handled by hospitals rise for third successive year
The number of drug poisoning cases handled by hospitals in England has risen for the third year in a row, new figures show.
Europeans spending more than £25bn a year on drugs, report finds
Europeans are spending more than 30 billion euros (£25 billion) each year on drugs with the UK among the five countries with the greatest demand for heroin, research has suggested.
Home Office insists there are ‘no plans’ to decriminalise possession of drugs
The Home Office has insisted it has “no plans” to decriminalise the possession of drugs – despite a second Westminster committee now calling for this.
Estimated £1.1m worth of drugs seized in Glasgow
Drugs worth an estimated £1.1m have been seized by officers from the Greater Glasgow Division.
Drugs deaths crisis must be declared public health emergency, say Scottish Labour
The Scottish Government has been urged to officially call a public health emergency in response to the number of drugs deaths in Scotland.