Drugs and Alcohol

Cocaine kingpin ran Huddersfield drugs empire from luxury life in Thailand Yorkshire Live14:19
Man faces cocaine charge Newbury Weekly News12:35
Episode 1230: John Gilligan breaks into Spanish villa where he allegedly ran pink cocaine lab Sunday World12:27
Suspects flee scene after bags of cocaine discovered in uninsured car Yorkshire Evening Post11:38
Common, cheap drug slashes risk of heart attack and stroke North Wales Live06:35
Crackdown on legal highs backfired amid rising violence in prisons University of Sussex09:46
Drugs disguised as tea keep washing up on this S Korean holiday island BBC06:24

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In the last 5 minutes

Drugs seized and two arrests made as police patrol Burnley town centre Burnley Express15:25

In the last half-hour

McKinney ISD Teacher Arrested After Narcotics Found In Vehicle The Dallas Express15:03

In the last hour

Police arrest man after drugs find in Morrisons car park EALING.NEWS14:56

CIA launched operation to weaken Afghanistan opium production The New Arab14:48

In the last 2 hours

Cocaine kingpin ran Huddersfield drugs empire from luxury life in Thailand Yorkshire Live14:19

Dublin man appears in court in connection with €620k drugs seizure at Shannon Airport Sunday World14:18

Pair guilty of killing vulnerable drug addict 'kidnapped' from the street Manchester Evening News13:38

In the last 4 hours

Man faces cocaine charge Newbury Weekly News12:35

Episode 1230: John Gilligan breaks into Spanish villa where he allegedly ran pink cocaine lab Sunday World12:27

Cannabis factory found in Rhyl as manhunt launched North Wales Live12:20

Episode 1227: Mansion owned by crystal meth businessman Nathan McDonnell up for sale Sunday World12:06

Drug driver took cocaine before being stopped in housing estate Gazette News12:06

Board: Southern Iowa veterinarian unlawfully dispensed drugs, blocked state investigation The Gazette12:03

Insurance coverage is next logical step for medical cannabis | Mikhail Kogan The Times and Democrat, South Carolina11:58

Cannabis coverage will only get more people hooked | Kevin A. Sabet The Times and Democrat, South Carolina11:58

Suspects flee scene after bags of cocaine discovered in uninsured car Yorkshire Evening Post11:38

Coventry drug dealer jailed after 'distinctive' jacket caught on CCTV Coventry Live11:36

In the last 6 hours

Cork judge tells cocaine user: ‘days of it being cool in the 70s are long gone’ The Corkman11:30

Opinion: Cannabis clinics and the Hybrid Patient – forcing square pegs into round holes? Leafie11:15

Man to appear in court after police stop car and find £50,000-worth of cocaine Cumbria Crack09:56

Crackdown on legal highs backfired amid rising violence in prisons University of Sussex09:46

Cops get tough on city centre drug misuse and violence Glasgow Evening Times09:42

York teenager caught with up to £4,500 of cocaine told 'this is your chance' York Press09:42

Dealer jailed after police linked him to being actively involved in cocaine sales Chester First09:42

Norwich man jailed after being caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk09:39

Ketamine packets disguised as Chinese tea wash up on Jeju Island The Independent09:30

Earlier today

Common, cheap drug slashes risk of heart attack and stroke North Wales Live06:35

Driver crashed into tramline pylon while under the influence of drugs Isle of Man Today06:34

Drugs disguised as tea keep washing up on this S Korean holiday island BBC06:24

Motorist, 41, caught under influence of cannabis twice in a week in Wellington gets road ban Shropshire Star06:19

'Shrewsbury and Shropshire awash with drugs': Judge's damning verdict as he jails county lines cocaine dealer Shropshire Star06:14

Angels Pitcher Ty Buttrey Says Skaggs Wasn't A Drug Addict Law36004:06

Yesterday

UPMC to close methadone treatment clinic in Wilkinsburg Pittsburgh Post-Gazette23:19 12-Nov-25

3 arrested at ‘100 Acre Wood’ following DPS narcotics investigation KGUN9 News, Arizona22:15 12-Nov-25

What California's lower cannabis tax will mean for the programs that get the revenue NPR22:15 12-Nov-25

Millions to be spent on giving valium to drug addicts in bizarre bid to cut Scotland's… MailOnline21:43 12-Nov-25

Claim Recovery Firms Accused of Targeting Drug Pricing Plaintiffs Bloomberg Law21:14 12-Nov-25

Fivb suspends Ally Batenhorst after positive drug test Media News Group21:13 12-Nov-25

Opium may have been a daily habit for Ancient Egyptians Popular Science20:35 12-Nov-25

Cannabis farmer jumped from bathroom window during police raid in South Tyneside Chronicle Live20:22 12-Nov-25

Man arrested after 30 kilos of cannabis found stashed in luggage at Shannon Airport Irish Mirror20:07 12-Nov-25

Dad-to-be banned from roads after being caught behind wheel on cocaine East Anglian Daily Times19:55 12-Nov-25

Man (20s) arrested after 30kg of cannabis seized at Shannon Airport BreakingNews.ie19:53 12-Nov-25

Fewer than 1% of UK doctors trained to prescribe medical cannabis Leafie19:40 12-Nov-25

Over half a million worth of cannabis seized at Shannon Airport in joint operation Limerick Post19:27 12-Nov-25

Suitcase stuffed with €600k of cannabis as man arrested at Shannon Airport Cork Beo19:15 12-Nov-25

County lines dealers supplying crack and heroin across Herts jailed for 21 years Welwyn & Hatfield Times, Hertfordshire19:10 12-Nov-25

Free training in Inverclyde on how to use life-saving overdose reversal drug Greenock Telegraph, Scotland18:58 12-Nov-25

Man arrested after gardaí seize €600,000 worth of cannabis in luggage at Shannon Airport TheJournal.ie18:55 12-Nov-25

Man arrested after €600,000 cannabis seizure at Shannon Airport Irish Examiner18:52 12-Nov-25

Man caught on CCTV inhaling nitrous oxide before crashing his car The Telegraph & Argus18:03 12-Nov-25

French Authorities Raid Deputy Prosecutor’s Office in Marseille Cocaine Disappearance Case OCCRP17:31 12-Nov-25

Father died in ‘freak’ swimming pool tragedy after taking recreational drugs Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk17:22 12-Nov-25

Professional POV with Genevieve Newton, Farm Supervisor, Mera Cannabis Garden Culture Magazine17:18 12-Nov-25

Kerry garda got smell of cannabis from car parked on rural road – a remarkable sense of smell… The Kerryman17:06 12-Nov-25

Drug boss who wore £250k watch ordered to pay back £1.1m Liverpool Echo16:30 12-Nov-25

Purdue Pharma hearings begin on $7.4 billion opioid settlement plan ABC News16:30 12-Nov-25

Bodybuilder Hayley McNeff’s Cause of Death Revealed as Acute Intoxication from Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine FitnessVolt16:20 12-Nov-25

Cocaine-dealing Rainham electrician let off with suspended sentence Romford Recorder16:04 12-Nov-25

Pharmacy Student Was Allegedly Killed by Friend Who Became Paranoid After Smoking Marijuana: Authorities People16:01 12-Nov-25

Footballer who called himself 'Emporio Armani' made £700k from cocaine and told to pay back… Wales Online15:31 12-Nov-25

'Above the law' cocaine gang member jailed after encrypted messages decoded Leicestershire Live15:31 12-Nov-25

Four charged and wanted man found by police after south Essex drugs busts Echo News15:25 12-Nov-25

PSNI Shuts Down Large-Scale Cannabis Cultivation Operation 4ni.co.uk15:21 12-Nov-25

Father, 28, died in hot tub after taking ketamine Lynn News15:12 12-Nov-25

Crack and heroin dealing duo in Herts jailed for a combined 21 years Hemel Gazette15:06 12-Nov-25

Two illegal immigrants caught in large scale Jarrow cannabis farm Shields Gazette15:04 12-Nov-25

Man (29) remanded into custody in connection with discovery of cannabis factory Northern Ireland World15:03 12-Nov-25

Time behind bars for Widnes dealer after police linked him to cocaine supply line Runcorn & Widnes World, Cheshire14:58 12-Nov-25

Portadown man accused of importing cannabis Armagh I14:52 12-Nov-25

Doncaster doors knocked off hinges as cannabis factory smashed in crackdown Yorkshire Live14:43 12-Nov-25

Paris Jackson answers one question everyone had after she shared brutal hole in nose from drugs LADbible14:33 12-Nov-25

They pretended books in a Spiderman bag were cocaine and it ended in gunfire Liverpool Echo14:19 12-Nov-25

Sturgis Police carried out a major drug bust KELO TV14:07 12-Nov-25

Driver banned after testing positive for cannabis Isle of Man Today14:05 12-Nov-25

Two arrested after police find £15,000 cash and large haul of cannabis Lancashire Evening Post14:04 12-Nov-25

A Black Hills Cannabis company is suing the city of Rapid City KELO TV13:57 12-Nov-25

Drugs worth £145,000 are seized in town Ballymena Guardian13:37 12-Nov-25

Driver banned from the roads after cocaine metabolite found in system Isle of Man Today13:14 12-Nov-25

Michigan Cannabis Dispensaries Urged To Rat Out Customers Who Exceed Legal Purchase Limit Black Enterprise13:01 12-Nov-25

Drug dealing gang sentenced following Napton cannabis haul Leamington Observer, Warwickshire13:00 12-Nov-25

Over £200,000 worth of cannabis recovered from factory in Doncaster Yorkshire Post12:58 12-Nov-25

Demolition derby erupts in traffic after narcotics deal goes wrong, NC cops say The Charlotte Observer12:54 12-Nov-25

Huge cannabis factory is found in heart of Doncaster city centre Doncaster Free Press12:40 12-Nov-25

High Wycombe drug dealing pair sentenced for supplying crack cocaine and heroin Bucks Free Press12:31 12-Nov-25

Shop shut after 'cannabis and illegal vapes' found BBC12:13 12-Nov-25

A Look At What The U.S. Is Using To Strike Alleged Drug Boats In The Caribbean And Pacific Latin Times12:05 12-Nov-25

University team part of clinical trial to tackle street benzodiazepine use and drug-related deaths The University of Aberdeen11:47 12-Nov-25

SNP ministers looking at scheme to give drug addicts taxpayer-funded diazepam on the NHS Scottish Daily Express11:46 12-Nov-25

Driver, 24, crashed his car into a brick wall after taking ketamine East Anglian Daily Times11:45 12-Nov-25

Cannabis parcels worth £315k seized by police BBC11:42 12-Nov-25

13 tons of U.S.-bound cocaine seized from ferry, Panama says CBS News11:36 12-Nov-25

Drug dealer faces jail after being caught trafficking cocaine South Wales Argus11:28 12-Nov-25

Drug-taking Volvo driver from Dursley avoids jail after being caught on A-road Gazette Series11:06 12-Nov-25

Police bust cannabis farm near Stoke-on-Trent park Stoke-On-Trent Live11:04 12-Nov-25

Map Shows All US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Rock Hill Herald11:02 12-Nov-25

Why Stroud man caught with cannabis must pay hundreds Stroud News & Journal, Gloucestershire10:44 12-Nov-25

Drug-taking Volvo driver caught on major road near Stroud avoids jail Stroud News & Journal, Gloucestershire10:44 12-Nov-25

Kirkcaldy cannabis grower jailed five years after fire in flat revealed his haul Fife Today10:13 12-Nov-25

Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium The Washington Post10:12 12-Nov-25

NRL club make huge U-turn on star's 10-match ban for cocaine scandal MailOnline09:40 12-Nov-25

Dublin van driver caught with €350k of cocaine and thousands of cash in sterling Sunday World09:09 12-Nov-25

Albanian man used south Essex tyre business as a front for cocaine dealers Echo News07:06 12-Nov-25

Gambling addiction drove Kerry woman to drug dealing, court hears The Kerryman07:05 12-Nov-25

Man charged with driving while on ketamine and cocaine in Cirencester Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard07:05 12-Nov-25

Norfolk's 'Greasy Spoon Gang' caught after police uncover country lane cocaine plot Great Yarmouth Mercury07:04 12-Nov-25

Haslingden drug dealer admits selling cocaine and cannabis Lancashire Telegraph07:02 12-Nov-25

Cork man with 'no addictions' caught dealing cocaine given suspended sentence Echo Live07:02 12-Nov-25

Cannabis farmer to be deported after police raid County Durham home The Northern Echo06:06 12-Nov-25

Dealer caught with cocaine, LSD, cannabis and mushrooms Newbury Weekly News05:40 12-Nov-25

Cambridgeshire house 'closed' by police due to drug abuse Peterborough Telegraph05:03 12-Nov-25

Heroin addicts who also use deadly "Benzo" pills to be targeted in new clinical trial Daily Record04:34 12-Nov-25

Cannabis At The Ends Of The Earth: Notes On The Northern & Southern Frontiers Of Cannabis Forbes04:30 12-Nov-25

Drug driver claims she was ‘secretly spiked’ after testing 12 times over limit Liverpool Echo00:24 12-Nov-25

In the last 7 days

Are There More Daily Cannabis Users in America Than Daily Drinkers? The Times and Democrat, South Carolina22:57 11-Nov-25

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