Drugs and Alcohol

In the last 24 hours

Three arrested after £2m worth of cocaine seized BBC18:56 23-May-25

County drug line boss which flooded Essex city street with heroin jailed Gazette News17:10 23-May-25

Two men arrested at M6 service station to go on trial over alleged drug offences Knutsford Guardian14:33 23-May-25

‘Extraordinary breach of trust’: Soldier jailed after €27,000 worth of cocaine found in barracks room The Irish Times16:00 23-May-25

'Loving and carefree boy' died after suffering terrifying symptom linked to popular drug Lancs Live15:14 23-May-25

Two charged with money laundering after cash and cocaine seized in raids STV13:14 23-May-25

Warning after increase in Brits smuggling cannabis out of Thailand The Independent14:25 23-May-25

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In the last 48 hours

Feds Seize More Than $200 Million In Cash, 2 Tons Of Drugs In Record-Breaking Operation BroBible17:52 22-May-25

Alleged drug smuggler Charlotte May Lee 'besotted with mystery man Rocko' in Thailand The Mirror19:07 22-May-25

Businessman on the run suspected to be Argentina's most powerful new drug lord The Mirror07:57 22-May-25

The people trying to help cocaine users give up in a new way The Independent06:15 23-May-25

Thug with £200 per week cocaine habit left girlfriend ‘terrified 24/7’ South Wales Argus17:19 22-May-25

New images of £1,200,000 cannabis haul ‘drugs mule’ didn’t know 'was in suitcase' Metro.co.uk16:26 22-May-25

Cocaine dealer caught red handed destroying evidence jailed Worcester News15:43 22-May-25

Rolls-Royce-driving drug trafficker says crime lord role 'was just a job' Daily Record11:23 22-May-25

Cocaine and cannabis worth £40k seized in major drugs bust Manchester Evening News14:15 22-May-25

Albanian pair in court over discovery of three cannabis farms Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk06:25 23-May-25

Researchers prolong ketamine’s antidepressant benefits to two months News-Medical.Net04:18 23-May-25

Drugs 'ruined our lives' as calls made for support BBC23:01 22-May-25

Father and son jailed over cocaine dealing enterprise The Carlisle News & Star21:45 22-May-25

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In the last 4 days

Man appears in court after £18.5 million cocaine seizure BBC15:30 21-May-25

A lorry heading for Scotland found stuffed with 185 kilos of cocaine worth £18m Daily Record17:24 21-May-25

Drug dealers tried to get gang's phone back from police. It did not go well Wales Online20:45 20-May-25

Driver charged by NCA after biggest class A drugs find in Northern Ireland National Crime Agency15:18 21-May-25

Gloucester cocaine dealer jailed for eight years and told to 'grow up' Gloucester Live12:48 21-May-25

From £3m Drug Addiction to Managing a Rehabilitation Centre FE News.co.uk00:12 21-May-25

Cocaine and ketamine dealer tracked down by French police for overseas drug conspiracy Teesside Live10:37 20-May-25

Man due in court after huge Limerick cocaine seizure Irish Mirror19:58 21-May-25

Drug dealer with £20,000 cocaine and heroin stash gave himself away when he ran from police Lancs Live08:42 20-May-25

Bulgarian truck driver charged following North’s biggest ever cocaine seizure Sunday World16:20 21-May-25

Nearly £19m worth cocaine seized at Belfast Port The Irish News15:23 21-May-25

Father-of-one’s death caused by contaminated cocaine, coroner rules The Irish Independent08:25 21-May-25

‘Professional’ drug dealer who peddled heroin and crack in York is jailed YorkMix06:16 21-May-25

Drug dealer to remain in jail for another month as he awaits jail term Gazette News17:36 20-May-25

Breaking | Two men found guilty of murdering Mahamud Ilyas (22) after row over stolen bag of… The Irish Independent13:57 20-May-25

Fine diners in luxury restaurant enjoyed £75 steaks as illegal migrant tended £1.5million… MailOnline13:05 20-May-25

Drug-driver avoids jail despite being caught behind the wheel on cannabis again Knutsford Guardian05:59 22-May-25

Study identifies populations at risk for high-dose opioid prescriptions News-Medical.Net03:57 22-May-25

Glamorous British 'drug mule' is seen posing for her police mugshot moments after she was… MailOnline01:16 22-May-25

Chef found in house with £34,00 worth of heroin and cocaine hidden inside a washing machine Wales Online21:50 21-May-25

Judge tells jailed drug dealer to 'grow up' BBC17:17 21-May-25

Ex-Arsenal star admits to role in £600k cannabis smuggling plot Football.London17:08 21-May-25

Footballer admits plot to smuggle £600k of cannabis from Thailand KentOnline16:59 21-May-25

Criminal who offered heroin and cocaine to nearly 200 people jailed York Press16:55 21-May-25

Two jailed after eight bags of cocaine seized in Ipswich Ipswich Star16:51 21-May-25

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In the last 7 days

Drug smugglers caught with £37m of cocaine in inflatable boat jailed The Independent16:59 17-May-25

The drug dealing gang who used lorries to smuggle £17m of cocaine into London My London18:50 19-May-25

Men who jumped overboard from boat packed with €46.5m of cocaine are jailed Sunday World15:34 17-May-25

Revealed: The £1.15million stash of cannabis British air stewardess, 21, is accused of bringing … MailOnline09:25 18-May-25

Ex-Tui air stewardess, 21, is accused of being a 'drugs mule' after '£1.15m of cannabis is… MailOnline01:58 18-May-25

Man charged after cannabis, cocaine and £30,000 in cash seized in raids STV08:59 19-May-25

Urgent warning over drug that is becoming a 'rite of passage' for school children - with… MailOnline22:07 18-May-25

'Remorseless' woman soaked fake legal letters in spice and imported cocaine Gazette and Herald05:52 18-May-25

Hertfordshire pilot admits to smuggling £2.4m cocaine haul into UK Borehamwood Times12:31 17-May-25

The effects of far-red light on medicinal Cannabis Nature.com07:11 20-May-25

Fenham grandparents sold 'bulk deliveries' of cannabis with teenage grandson in 'sophisticated… Chronicle Live01:01 20-May-25

Junk food is addictive. Drugs like Ozempic treat addiction. But when will we tackle Big Food like we did Big Tobacco? The Conversation (UK)21:18 19-May-25

Drug dealing soldier was using army barracks as 'safe haven' for storing cocaine, court hears BreakingNews.ie20:57 19-May-25

Experimental painkiller could outsmart opioids -- without the high ScienceDaily19:11 19-May-25

The Art of the Ecstasy Pill Vice (UK)18:55 19-May-25

Man tended £1.5m cannabis farm upstairs 'while guests enjoyed fine dining' downstairs The Telegraph & Argus17:32 19-May-25

Cocaine dealer flushed sim card as police chainsawed front door in south Essex Echo News17:13 19-May-25

Northolt man jailed over £17m cocaine import EALING.NEWS16:59 19-May-25

London-wide drug dealers jailed for total of 47 years Ealing Times16:18 19-May-25

Bridlington: Couple charged with supplying cocaine and heroin in Yorkshire seaside town after… Yorkshire Post16:14 19-May-25

Named: Man appears in court after cannabis farm worth £1.9m found by police The Northern Echo14:36 19-May-25

Drug line masterminds who flooded town with crack and heroin jailed Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk12:58 19-May-25

£1.9m cannabis farm bust in Middlesbrough as man charged with producing class B drug Teesside Live10:32 19-May-25

Could magic mushrooms help treat Parkinson’s patients? The Independent06:54 19-May-25

Empty properties targeted in cannabis crackdown BBC06:42 19-May-25

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In the last 14 days

He posed as a respectable businessman but was actually behind a £1bn cocaine trafficking plot Liverpool Echo20:39 11-May-25

Pensioner arrested after £3.2 million cannabis farm discovered in Scottish town The National, Scotland18:47 13-May-25

Dramatic footage released of €360m cocaine seizure off Australian coast Sunday World09:38 11-May-25

Drug courier found with 13kg of cocaine in his car while on the M62 Warrington Guardian05:59 14-May-25

The US 'export' making millions for UK's gangs: How illegal drug is 'flooding' into Britain… MailOnline14:28 11-May-25

Man, 70, charged after cannabis worth £3.2m seized from warehouse STV08:39 13-May-25

Routine police check uncovers £3.2m cannabis haul in Fife industrial estate Fife Today08:38 13-May-25

Pregnant drug-dealing mum helped 'Scouse Chris' gang look 'less suspicious' Stoke-On-Trent Live06:09 13-May-25

British father caught with cocaine in Dubai jailed for 40 years Evening Standard09:48 16-May-25

Brit dad gets 40 years in hellhole Dubai prison after 'being caught with cocaine' Daily Star07:37 16-May-25

Minister alarmed by ketamine use after man's death BBC12:33 15-May-25

Brit teenager faces life in jail after being arrested in Georgia accused of drug smuggling LBC News08:06 14-May-25

Former Ryanair pilot (62) charged with possession of cannabis worth €10m BreakingNews.ie20:35 10-May-25

Drugs traffickers jailed for nine years over cocaine and cannabis supply network Scottish Legal News10:06 16-May-25

Father and daughter who made £130k selling cannabis sweets disguised as Fruit Pastilles gave… MailOnline12:39 14-May-25

Man charged with possession of cannabis and THC with intent to supply, is to stand trial at… Northern Ireland World06:04 14-May-25

‘My £300,000 ketamine addiction has ruined my life - now I am 24 with no bladder' Wales Online21:07 13-May-25

Medetomidine: what you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths The Conversation (UK)17:39 12-May-25

Swansea drug dealer jailed after jumping out of his window Wales 24707:20 12-May-25

Huge cocaine haul off Australian coast Sky News15:48 11-May-25

Car carrying cocaine worth £5m stopped by police's new road crime team on M5 Birmingham Live12:47 13-May-25

Over a ton of cocaine worth nearly half a billion dollars seized off Australian coast ABC News09:08 13-May-25

Former Ryanair pilot charged over 10m euros cannabis seizure BBC23:06 10-May-25

Man issues warning over drug that left him 'peeing jelly' and wearing nappies at 27 Irish Mirror17:22 10-May-25

Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan's largest bust of ketamine MailOnline12:38 16-May-25

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