Drugs and Alcohol

In the last 6 hours

Four men arrested after €4.6m cannabis haul seized in major garda operation Irish Examiner14:24

Four men arrested as €4.4m worth of cannabis seized in Dublin and Kildare The Irish Independent13:11

Four men arrested after massive €4 million cannabis seizure Dublin Live12:50

Drugs courier caught after police saw him driving 'quickly' on M6 near Penrith The Carlisle News & Star12:39

Drug driving mum travelling to Appleby Fair handed 12 month ban The Carlisle News & Star12:39

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In the last 12 hours

Director of south Essex accountants denied bail over alleged cocaine importation Echo News07:53

Jailed: West Midlands drugs gang who used 'safehouse' in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter locked up for more than 35 years Express & Star06:12

Men moving 81 macaques, meth arrested in Thailand MailOnline07:44

Alleged Accrington cocaine dealer to go to trial next year Lancashire Telegraph07:31

Four arrested after gardaí seize €4.4m worth of cannabis RTE11:43

Four men (30s) arrested following €4.4m cannabis seizure The Irish Times11:38

Four men arrested as €4.4m of cannabis seized in Dublin and Kildare Sunday World11:25

Man and woman arrested in connection with €2.1m cannabis and cocaine seizure due in court Sunday World10:25

Joseph Parker breaks silence after testing positive for cocaine The Mirror09:28

Parker denies taking ‘prohibited substance’ after failing drugs test The Independent08:26

Man driving BMW while on ketamine banned from the roads The Argus, Sussex07:57

BMW driver, 45, caught in Telford after taking cocaine gets road ban Shropshire Star06:10

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In the last 48 hours

Drugs kingpin ran Midland cocaine empire while living luxury life in Thailand Birmingham Live06:21 14-Nov-25

Trio jailed for £26m drug haul found on speedboat BBC20:28 13-Nov-25

Three women and two men arrested in €2.1m drug seizure The Irish Times21:53 14-Nov-25

Two Brits arrested in Colombia drugs and guns investigation linked to 'Irish Mafia' Daily Star15:05 14-Nov-25

Huge Garda blitz sees €2.1 million worth of drugs seized as five arrested Irish Mirror21:10 14-Nov-25

Cannabis Industry Reeling After Shutdown Vote NewsMax20:00 14-Nov-25

Man, 50, arrested after police discover huge haul of suspected cocaine worth £1.5m The Northern Echo16:29 14-Nov-25

Episode 1238: The life and crimes of Ireland's first cocaine cowboy Eamon Kelly (Part 3) Sunday World17:21 14-Nov-25

Drug, fraud case involving Mountain View grocery store leads to 22 convictions 10News, San Diego16:44 14-Nov-25

Woman, 80, among nine charged in £1.6m drug supply probe Liverpool Echo12:44 14-Nov-25

Three men sentenced after £26.5m of cocaine found in boat ITV18:10 13-Nov-25

Three men jailed after cocaine worth £26.5m found in boat Sky News20:40 13-Nov-25

Man who drove while high on cocaine and crashed car banned from roads Grampian Online, Scotland06:35 14-Nov-25

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In the last 4 days

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

Nigeria, US and UK investigate $235m cocaine seizure at Lagos port The Independent21:24 11-Nov-25

Common, cheap drug slashes risk of heart attack and stroke North Wales Live06:35 13-Nov-25

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

Would-be Reform candidate was jailed for involvement in £14m drug gang Nation.Cymru19:46 11-Nov-25

Man faces cocaine charge Newbury Weekly News12:35 13-Nov-25

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

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

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

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

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

Police arrest man after drugs find in Morrisons car park EALING.NEWS14:56 13-Nov-25

Cocaine kingpin ran Huddersfield drugs empire from luxury life in Thailand Yorkshire Live14:19 13-Nov-25

Episode 1230: John Gilligan breaks into Spanish villa where he allegedly ran pink cocaine lab Sunday World12:27 13-Nov-25

Suspects flee scene after bags of cocaine discovered in uninsured car Yorkshire Evening Post11:38 13-Nov-25

Crackdown on legal highs backfired amid rising violence in prisons University of Sussex09:46 13-Nov-25

Drugs disguised as tea keep washing up on this S Korean holiday island BBC06:24 13-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

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

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

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

Two illegal immigrants caught in large scale Jarrow cannabis farm Shields Gazette15:04 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

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In the last 7 days

'Baldy' still on the run after drug-dealing son jailed Liverpool Echo10:40 9-Nov-25

Oap drug smuggler caught after sending £1/2m package to himself Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard06:40 11-Nov-25

Ex-Accrington Stanley player among those jailed for drug conspiracy Lancashire Telegraph07:53 9-Nov-25

Former Curtis Warren associate avoids prison for £30k cannabis import Jersey Evening Post06:09 9-Nov-25

Hong Kong customs find meth and cocaine hidden in alcohol The Drinks Business11:26 11-Nov-25

Drug cartels employ women more vicious than any man to annihilate rivals Daily Star08:14 11-Nov-25

Bilionaire biohacker took drugs test with a twist - and is now just 'happy to be alive' The Mirror22:41 10-Nov-25

America's great marijuana crash: An extinction-level collapse is coming... and a $400m black… MailOnline19:15 9-Nov-25

Crack addict demands for money for drugs made mum's life 'living nightmare' Lancashire Telegraph07:27 11-Nov-25

Drugs kingpin running huge multi-million pound cocaine empire caught Liverpool World12:59 10-Nov-25

Drug gang jailed after police seize 10kg of cocaine BBC12:01 11-Nov-25

Sentencing delayed for pilot convicted over 120kg Midlands cocaine flight BreakingNews.ie20:43 10-Nov-25

Secretary Hegseth announces more strikes on vessels carrying 'illicit narcotics' Fox News13:48 10-Nov-25

Drugs kingpin's lavish lifestyle ended after being caught by cops Manchester World12:19 10-Nov-25

Free drop-in sessions to mark Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Month Isle of Man Today10:49 10-Nov-25

High-society glam girl turned Melbourne meth queen is back in court over fresh drug dealing… MailOnline08:18 10-Nov-25

Scots youth worker took cocaine with girl and invited her to move into her home Glasgow Live09:01 9-Nov-25

Man made booze and drug-fuelled death threats to blow up friend's house and car Northwich Guardian17:22 8-Nov-25

Mother caught with cannabis worth €42,000 avoids prison sentence Sunday World14:38 11-Nov-25

Youth cannabis use in Canada declined following legalisation Leafie12:35 11-Nov-25

Paris Jackson shows off hole in nose from drug abuse as she whistles when she breathes The Mirror10:54 11-Nov-25

Two men arrested as police uncover large drug farms in Sheffield Sheffield Star09:48 11-Nov-25

Grandma among gang convicted of flooding Nottingham with cocaine and cannabis Nottinghamshire Live04:05 11-Nov-25

Inside the terrace house converted into a cannabis factory in East Belfast Belfast Live21:27 10-Nov-25

Dad exposed as 'VioletClaw' producing cocaine worth £874k Liverpool Echo19:05 10-Nov-25

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In the last 14 days

Gang smuggled cocaine inside tropical fruit boxes BBC12:26 4-Nov-25

Drugs gang jailed over £3m cocaine haul BBC17:24 6-Nov-25

Glasgow man caught with £2.4m worth of cocaine after police stop Glasgow Evening Times17:23 6-Nov-25

Two more charged in relation to at sea drop off collection of 322 kilos of cocaine National Crime Agency17:18 6-Nov-25

Drug line leader who ran operation from prison sentenced Yellow Advertiser17:15 3-Nov-25

Health chiefs' naloxone warning amid rise in cocaine links to Inverclyde drug deaths Greenock Telegraph, Scotland07:13 3-Nov-25

Group urges ‘mandatory’ medical cannabis awareness training for police officers Bristol 24/720:57 2-Nov-25

Luxury holidays and a £7k Rolex, the lavish lifestyle of cocaine kingpin comes crashing down Manchester Evening News18:16 7-Nov-25

£multi-million cocaine gang taken down in major organised crime operation LincolnshireWorld09:20 7-Nov-25

Grugs gang who imported cocaine in fruit shipments jailed Yorkshire Post17:34 3-Nov-25

Andre Agassi's secret drug addiction battle that wrecked marriage with famous wife The Mirror11:10 2-Nov-25

Two men in court following discovery of £26.5m worth of cocaine off Somerset coast Somerset County Gazette09:47 7-Nov-25

Multimillion-pound Skegness cocaine gang taken down Lincolnshire Live17:33 6-Nov-25

Man (43) remanded in custody after €3.2m worth of drugs seized in Dublin TheJournal.ie15:51 6-Nov-25

Dozing drug addict smashed into garden after nodding off at the wheel Yorkshire Evening Post11:36 4-Nov-25

Four jailed for roles in £9.2 million cocaine supply plot Yorkshire Evening Post07:32 4-Nov-25

Albanian man admits supplying cocaine National Crime Agency17:09 3-Nov-25

Wolverhampton woman jailed after borrowing £482,000 from friend over ten years by lying about family emergencies - only … Express & Star06:13 3-Nov-25

Four men jailed over £100,000 cannabis farm ITV11:06 2-Nov-25

Cocaine trafficking gang members to be sentenced West Somerset Free Press18:17 6-Nov-25

Two Lancs men charged in relation to '£26.5 million cocaine bust' Lancashire Telegraph18:07 6-Nov-25

Van driver jailed after his cannabis stash was discovered by sniffer dog on way to Ireland Sunday World12:01 6-Nov-25

Gardai seize €3 million worth of suspected cocaine after search of vehicle in Dublin Irish Mirror19:25 5-Nov-25

Cannabis plants worth £1.2m found in city centre BBC08:33 4-Nov-25

Police bust £1.2m Sheffield city centre drug den Sheffield Star07:19 4-Nov-25

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