Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Heroin' :: Page 1
June 17 2011, 1.51PM Caerphilly Observer
Drugs gang sentenced after £1.76m heroin haul by police
A drugs gang involved in the biggest heroin seizure by police in Wales have been jailed for a total of 68 years. The ten men were sentenced by Judg...
May 23 2011, 5.44PM Deadline News
Probe as teenager dies hours after being discharged from hospital
By Kirsty Topping AN investigation is underway after a teenage girl died just hours after being discharged from hospital following a methadone over...
May 20 2011, 7.42PM EastLondonLines
Pete Doherty jailed for six months
Pete Doherty has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.He was charged after the death from a suspected overdose...
April 27 2011, 8.08PM EastLondonLines
15-year-old girl arrested over heroin smuggling
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested after drugs bound for an address in Croydon were found in a pillowcase near Coventry Airport. The package, whi...
February 24 2011, 8.08AM On The Wight
Carol Jones, New Town Councillor For Ventnor East
New town councillor for Ventnor
January 21 2011, 8.59AM Caerphilly Observer
Police cleared in Caerphilly drugs raid death
A police watchdog has ruled that Gwent Police officers “acted properly†after a man died during a drugs raid in Lansbury Park, Caerphilly. On S...
January 18 2011, 5.11PM On The Wight
Michael McNiff: One Of Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ Arrested In Sandown
Undercover officers dramatically arrest 'missing man' in Sandown, who has evaded the Police for two years. They accuse him of importing 100Kg of he...
November 9 2010, 6.37PM Deadline News
Woman found dealing drugs near East Lothian primary school
A WOMAN was dealing class A drugs near a primary school in East Lothian. Adelle Mackie, 34, was stopped on the street by the police after they rece...
October 1 2010, 5.13PM Deadline News
Teenager who beat heroin dies of methadone overdose
By Amanda MacMillan AN ex-drug addict who helped young heroin users fight addiction has died after taking a single dose of methadone at a friend’...
September 30 2010, 6.06PM Deadline News
Fife Police seize Class A’s with street value of £500,000
By Christine Lavelle Police seized more than £500,000 worth of heroin and cocaine during a series of planned drugs raids in Fife. A 26-year-old ma...
September 22 2010, 4.06PM Deadline News
Police arrest over a dozen suspected gang members during raids
By Christine Lavelle SCOTLAND’S notorious crack cocaine gangs were targeted during a series of dawn raids by police today (wed). At least a doze...
August 17 2010, 11.41AM Deadline News
Drug deaths on the rise despite decline
By Cara Sulieman THE NUMBER of drug related deaths in Scotland is going up, despite a decrease in the last year. Figures published today show that ...
August 1 2010, 2.23PM Deadline News
Bad news for Scotland as it tops chart for drugs misuse
By Christine Lavelle A NEW study has revealed Scotland has some of the worst drug abuse rates than anywhere else in the world – and it keeps gett...
July 13 2010, 1.43PM Deadline News
Heroin Addict Claimed Dalkeith Drugs Stash Was Chocolate
By Christine Lavelle A HEROIN addict caught with 57 bags of the drug tried to tell police he was dealing in chocolate. Officers received a tip off ...
