Drugs and Alcohol

In the last 48 hours

Drug dealer tried to flush cannabis down toilet when police raided his house Harwich & Manningtree Standard06:55

Terminated Norfolk, VA, Firefighter's Appeal Denied for Medical Marijuana Use Firehouse19:34 22-Jun-25

Could Ketamine on the NHS help treat severe depression? BBC00:19

Party animal almost killed by 5-day cocaine bender which left him with 'devil eyes' Daily Star09:10 22-Jun-25

South London drug peddler found with nearly £4m of cocaine during traffic stop My London12:59 21-Jun-25

€2m of cannabis seized from business in Dublin BreakingNews.ie17:32 21-Jun-25

Irishman arrested after €110m worth of cocaine seized on yacht off coast of Portugal Sunday World11:00 21-Jun-25

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In the last 4 days

Woolton man with Encrochat handle ‘Wonkykite’ jailed for drug supply Birkenhead News15:47 20-Jun-25

Cocaine worth £76m found hidden in bananas at city port Daily Echo07:45 20-Jun-25

Police seize cannabis worth £7m in record haul STV15:21 20-Jun-25

Dealer of 'dangerous' synthetic opioid jailed BBC16:28 19-Jun-25

Drug dealer jailed after police found £3,800,000 of cocaine during traffic stop Metro.co.uk22:34 20-Jun-25

Croydon drug gang rumbled after being found flushing drugs down toilet My London12:58 20-Jun-25

Cannabis with street value of up to £21k seized at Wolverhampton house Express & Star06:11 20-Jun-25

Dutch footballer Promes extradited over cocaine smuggling case MailOnline14:40 20-Jun-25

Seven men in court after cocaine and weapons found in multiple raids STV09:14 19-Jun-25

Cannabis worth almost €3m seized in Limerick and sources say it was destined for foreign shores TheJournal.ie13:00 20-Jun-25

Drug smuggling tunnel spanning 3,000ft found beneath US-Mexico border The Mirror14:52 19-Jun-25

Trio jailed for killing man in drug den feud BBC16:24 19-Jun-25

Face of Coventry man dubbed 'Mr Wolf' who was mastermind behind major cocaine ring Coventry Live12:03 19-Jun-25

Dad-of-two accused of storing €33,000 of cocaine in lining of his couch Sunday World07:28 21-Jun-25

New toolkit aims to transform opioid education through patient collaboration News-Medical.Net04:51 21-Jun-25

Cannabis factory discovered at Barry warehouse as one arrested Barry & District News, Wales20:25 20-Jun-25

Officers called to break-in find drugs factory BBC17:46 20-Jun-25

Cannock dealer jailed after drugs found behind child's bed Express & Star17:02 20-Jun-25

£21k cannabis farm uncovered in Bacup after residents report ‘strong smell’ coming from house Lancashire Evening Post13:33 20-Jun-25

Fishmonger will be ‘sadly missed’ after death brought on by alcoholism and cocaine use Lynn News12:48 20-Jun-25

Two men caught in £83k Greenock drugs bust as police watched entire incident Greenock Telegraph, Scotland12:22 20-Jun-25

Man jailed after cocaine worth £3.8m seized BBC11:34 20-Jun-25

Philippine Navy seizes $175 million meth haul at sea MailOnline11:15 20-Jun-25

Arrests made after police uncover suspected drugs from town centre shop The Bolton News09:43 20-Jun-25

Dad smoked five cannabis joints on night he 'shook baby daughter to death' The Mirror08:50 20-Jun-25

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In the last 7 days

Shipping container full of cannabis seized by police on way to Derbyshire Derbyshire Live13:08 18-Jun-25

Drug mule, 31, who had £120k of cannabis in suitcases told airport security 'I've got weed'… MailOnline01:01 19-Jun-25

Lancashire man caught with £100k worth of cocaine on M6 after swerving onto hard shoulder Lancashire Evening Post14:58 18-Jun-25

70kg of Class A drugs with street value of £7m seized following raids in Oldham The Oldham Times19:42 17-Jun-25

Suspects charged after cocaine smuggled through Manchester Airport Liverpool Echo11:02 18-Jun-25

Boxing coach guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine BBC06:05 17-Jun-25

Man arrested after 1,000 cannabis plants found in property East Anglian Daily Times14:54 18-Jun-25

Police bust £700,000 cannabis farm at Hunts business park The Hunts Post, Cambridgeshire14:22 18-Jun-25

Greenock cannabis raid was second largest in £8m Scotland-wide drug haul, say police Greenock Telegraph, Scotland14:19 18-Jun-25

Smirking drug dealer from Rochdale jailed after police raid and making threats to bomb houses Manchester World13:03 18-Jun-25

I was a drug dealer to Hollywood stars. If you think marijuana is harmless my story will give… MailOnline06:45 18-Jun-25

Newcastle cocaine dealing duo who thought they were 'untouchable' jailed for more than 17 years Chronicle Live01:09 18-Jun-25

Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples' lives Big Issue00:27 17-Jun-25

Man admits possessing cannabis worth more than £40,000 The Carlisle News & Star18:21 16-Jun-25

Man caught with £49k of cocaine under car seat jailed BBC18:06 16-Jun-25

Three men charged with conspiring to deal cocaine and cannabis in town Lynn News11:39 16-Jun-25

West Yorkshire gang’s ‘money man’ jailed in £100m Class A drugs conspiracy Yorkshire Post17:15 17-Jun-25

Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers MailOnline03:52 19-Jun-25

Boxing coach faces 16 years in prison over conspiracy to supply cocaine Yahoo! Sports15:31 17-Jun-25

£250,000 drug report giving police 'even more complexities and issues' if cannabis legalised Police Oracle15:34 18-Jun-25

American drug mule took a gamble for ‘life-changing’ sum - it didn’t pay off Manchester Evening News17:14 16-Jun-25

Drug couriers caught with cocaine worth thousands BBC16:52 16-Jun-25

‘Longest standing’ dark web drug market shut down by police Drink and Drugs News16:50 16-Jun-25

Five arrested after huge cannabis stash found in Sparkbrook Birmingham Live16:24 16-Jun-25

Arrest after ‘quantity of cannabis’ discovered at industrial estate KentOnline14:02 16-Jun-25

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In the last 14 days

Total cocaine smuggling haul worth more than £10m BBC14:42 10-Jun-25

Man caught with £1m of cocaine stashed in secret hideaway Glasgow Evening Times21:18 11-Jun-25

Man caught with £1m of cocaine stashed in van jailed The Scottish Herald16:28 11-Jun-25

Crime boss who posed as male escort jailed for £20m cocaine plot EasternEye15:49 13-Jun-25

Two guilty of smuggling cannabis as Yankee Candles BBC15:57 11-Jun-25

Man caught with more than £38k of drugs and dirty money in home Glasgow Evening Times20:27 9-Jun-25

Drug gang imported £11m worth of cannabis into Wales, including Pembrokeshire The Pembrokeshire Herald19:36 13-Jun-25

Men charged after hundreds of cannabis plants found BBC13:41 11-Jun-25

A quarter of a million pounds of cocaine seized ITV12:01 12-Jun-25

£26m 'El Chapo' drug lord loses jail term fight after flooding Birmingham with cocaine Birmingham Live15:13 10-Jun-25

Britain's cocaine habit: use of the drug is surging in the UK The Week (UK)07:06 15-Jun-25

Rubery cocaine dealer jailed for 22 years, eight months Bromsgrove Standard, Worcestershire12:57 10-Jun-25

Cocaine worth £18.4m 'dumped off Cornish coast' BBC15:15 13-Jun-25

Men deny cocaine boat smuggling attempt BBC15:19 9-Jun-25

The true cost of Glasgow's gang wars: How city is fighting drugs crisis after kingpins flood… MailOnline16:45 14-Jun-25

'Honeymoon' drug mule couple hug and kiss in court as they are jailed after being caught at UK… MailOnline19:48 12-Jun-25

Quarter of a million pounds worth of cocaine seized in vehicle stop on M74 The Carlisle News & Star19:04 12-Jun-25

Ex-Premier League star facing 13 years in prison for importing cocaine MailOnline11:58 12-Jun-25

Man, 63, charged after cocaine worth £250,000 seized from car on M74 STV10:36 12-Jun-25

How locals foiled huge drugs plot in underground bunker BBC17:13 15-Jun-25

Man pointed fake machine gun at two care workers near his flat full of cannabis Chester First08:15 15-Jun-25

Drugs gang who supplied 'high purity cocaine' and skunk cannabis sentenced Yorkshire Post03:34 15-Jun-25

Suspected drug dealers named by police after heroin arrests Worcester News11:58 13-Jun-25

Illegal immigrants caught 'gardening' at remote Norfolk cannabis farm Norwich Evening News17:50 12-Jun-25

How Prince William played a crucial role in huge drug bust seizing £40m worth of cocaine MailOnline07:27 11-Jun-25

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