Drugs and Alcohol

In the last 24 hours

Four Brit 'drug smugglers' are paraded by Thai cops and face years in prison after they were… MailOnline14:01 17-Mar-25

Gang jailed, including two Bedford prisoners, for importing cocaine hidden in vintage Cadillac Bedford Times & Citizen17:12 17-Mar-25

Gang used vintage Cadillac to smuggle £1.92m cocaine into south Essex from Peru Echo News14:27 17-Mar-25

Moment machete and shotgun gang raid rivals and make off with £250,000 of cocaine and heroin… MailOnline11:18 17-Mar-25

UK police humiliated as abandoned stations turned into massive drug factories Daily Star17:14 17-Mar-25

Drag star The Vivienne died after taking ketamine, family says BBC17:12 17-Mar-25

New £243,246 a year contracts awarded for drug and alcohol rehab Lancashire Telegraph17:00 17-Mar-25

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In the last 4 days

Two men charged after 20kg of cocaine and £60k seized by police Bournemouth Daily Echo08:52 15-Mar-25

East Yorkshire drugs gang released £3m of cocaine onto streets of Bridlington Hull Live10:42 15-Mar-25

Ringleader of gang jailed for £11m drug smuggling plot ITV12:51 14-Mar-25

Moment Birmingham gang carrying machetes and shotgun raid drugs rival group's property Birmingham Live14:09 16-Mar-25

Study reveals exactly what cannabis does to your brain The Independent17:13 15-Mar-25

Europol Bust Uncovers Ecuador-EU Drug Network OCCRP14:58 14-Mar-25

Watch: Major Birmingham drugs gang jailed after probe sparked by rivals' attack Express & Star13:51 16-Mar-25

'Engineers' who dug up roads to steal electricity for £21m cannabis farms jailed Lancashire Telegraph05:08 15-Mar-25

Dealer found with £85k block of crack cocaine tried to outrun police after hitting stinger on M54 Shropshire Star16:02 14-Mar-25

The little-known and terrifying most frequent consequence of cocaine use: Dr Max Pemberton MailOnline01:13 17-Mar-25

Colombia warns Trump against drug blacklisting MailOnline22:47 16-Mar-25

Drugs gang jailed for combined total of 77 years Stourbridge News, West Midlands18:55 16-Mar-25

'Vile drug' blamed for Nottingham addict's sad spate of violent crime Nottinghamshire Live09:28 15-Mar-25

Cannabis worth over £860,000 seized during police crackdown Brecon & Radnor Express07:01 15-Mar-25

Two arrests after cocaine and cannabis worth €1.94m seized The Irish Post00:12 15-Mar-25

Somerset addict's one-man crime wave after 'a bad batch of drugs' Somerset Live17:14 14-Mar-25

Nine drug gang members sentenced BBC14:16 14-Mar-25

Stockton to receive another £2.5m grant money to help with drug and alcohol treatment and… Teesside Live12:57 16-Mar-25

Swindon man convicted of dealing heroin and cocaine awaits sentencing Swindon Advertiser06:22 16-Mar-25

Grandmother, 73, savaged by neighbours cocaine-fuelled pitbulls while gardening The Mirror01:51 16-Mar-25

Cannabis raids see police seize more than £4.5million of drugs Diss Express05:09 16-Mar-25

Repeat offender caught selling meth for notorious Irish Mob in the US is back behind bars Sunday World13:50 15-Mar-25

Birmingham ‘Mitch' County Lines dealer jailed after police find cocaine worth £10k in coat… Birmingham Live10:42 15-Mar-25

Boat refugee's stunning defence as he faces deportation for trying to import 10kg of… MailOnline09:27 15-Mar-25

The Victorians' obsession with cocaine: How discovery of 'wonder' drug's numbing effect in eye… MailOnline08:46 15-Mar-25

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In the last 7 days

One of Europe's biggest cocaine trials gets underway in Belgium Sunday World11:34 11-Mar-25

Moment one of eight dealers in crumbling £1m drug empire hurls cocaine from car in 100mph… Yorkshire Live15:56 12-Mar-25

Three people die as police investigate ‘suspected contaminated heroin' Lancashire Telegraph16:55 11-Mar-25

East London man known as ‘scalpcleaner’ jailed for £190m cocaine plot that used jewellers as… My London14:56 11-Mar-25

Vast quantity of high-purity cocaine seized on fishing boat and taken to Plymouth Plymouth Live15:12 12-Mar-25

British tourist, 38, faces up to ten years jail after being arrested with 38 kilos of cannabis… MailOnline19:18 11-Mar-25

Study reveals how cannabis triggers psychosis The Independent09:15 13-Mar-25

Border Force officer accused of taking bribes and helping to smuggle $1.3million of cocaine… MailOnline01:38 13-Mar-25

Lancashire man arrested after £100k worth of cannabis imported from Thailand and USA intercepted Lancashire Evening Post14:40 11-Mar-25

Man from Manchester caught on fishing boat with £100million worth of cocaine Manchester Evening News13:29 12-Mar-25

Police intercept £100k of cannabis from overseas 'destined for Accrington streets' Lancs Live08:16 11-Mar-25

Huge heroin and meth stash seized by Royal Navy sailors The News, Portsmouth17:11 13-Mar-25

Two women and girl, 16, charged after £214,000 worth of cannabis discovered STV14:28 13-Mar-25

Man charged after police raid in Lanarkshire uncovers £150k worth of drugs Daily Record11:49 13-Mar-25

‘Shark fishing’ ruse exposed as £100m cocaine haul uncovered The Pembrokeshire Herald00:07 13-Mar-25

Gardaí arrest two men and seize nearly €2m worth of cocaine and cannabis in Dublin and Louth TheJournal.ie21:59 12-Mar-25

£100m cocaine plotters guilty of at sea smuggling bid National Crime Agency13:09 12-Mar-25

Jail for Bradford drugs gang that plagued Harrogate with heroin and cocaine Harrogate Informer07:31 12-Mar-25

100 cannabis plants found in Tedburn St Mary drugs raid Crediton Courier07:09 12-Mar-25

Men guilty of growing 1,500 cannabis plants to be sentenced at Crown Court Worcester News20:17 11-Mar-25

Drug dealer caught with cocaine and over £10K cash Swindon Advertiser12:30 11-Mar-25

Two men arrested after €1.94m worth of cocaine and cannabis seized between Louth and Dublin BreakingNews.ie20:02 12-Mar-25

Over £2m worth of cannabis seized from criminal network suspected of moving drugs and cash in… Fingal Independent13:39 13-Mar-25

Man charged after cocaine and benzococaine worth £150,000 seized in police raid STV11:28 13-Mar-25

£100m cocaine plotters busted over Cornwall sea smuggling bid: Truro court sentencing Cornwall Live15:31 12-Mar-25

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In the last 14 days

Hatton Garden cocaine heist: Two criminals who attempted to smuggle £190million worth of drugs… MailOnline20:33 7-Mar-25

Pair clocked with £4m of high-purity cocaine in Dennistoun handover Glasgow Evening Times21:39 5-Mar-25

'Scouse Escobar' who ran £200m drug operation with dad carried on his life of crime behind bars Liverpool Echo22:11 9-Mar-25

Business class passenger tried to smuggle 12 kilos of cannabis through Newcastle Airport from… Teesside Live15:45 9-Mar-25

Man caught with Mexican cocaine in Scottish airport claimed he only had sombreros The National, Scotland21:19 4-Mar-25

Face of Dublin driver (37) jailed over massive €3m cannabis and cocaine haul Sunday World18:59 8-Mar-25

Video: Cumbrian, 32, facing the death penalty for 'dealing a kilo of ecstasy' in Bali The Carlisle News & Star11:07 8-Mar-25

Forklift driver (28) in court on charges relating to £6.5m drugs haul at Mallusk Northern Ireland World19:51 5-Mar-25

The 'pimp' with the cocaine fingernail and the besotted girls who finally realised the truth Manchester Evening News16:50 9-Mar-25

Drugs worth £1m and shotgun seized in dawn raids BBC06:43 8-Mar-25

17 taken to hospital after using dangerous 'heroin' in Camden Evening Standard16:39 6-Mar-25

Key player in €1billion cocaine mob run by ex-Olympian ‘linked to Kinahan Cartel’ Sunday World19:17 6-Mar-25

Three men jailed for cocaine supply BBC14:53 5-Mar-25

Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs CBS News20:21 7-Mar-25

‘Misplaced arrogance was their downfall’: Covert ‘Blue Eyes’ drug gang brought down KentOnline13:09 6-Mar-25

Episode 914: Dublin father and son among five arrested over alleged cocaine plot off Cork coast Sunday World09:16 10-Mar-25

Police seize £500k worth of cannabis in operation tackling 'Western Balkan' organised crime Manchester Evening News18:14 7-Mar-25

A prison break, a £190m cocaine plot & money laundered through gold – two jailed in latest NCA Operation Venetic case National Crime Agency17:52 7-Mar-25

Cornish crew used Apple Airtags to find £35million worth of cocaine left floating in the sea by … MailOnline10:52 4-Mar-25

Seventeen held as cannabis worth £1.7m seized BBC18:31 10-Mar-25

Charity’s plea to help stop the spread of deadly synthetic drugs across Renfrewshire Daily Record12:59 10-Mar-25

Moment police smash into £1m cannabis farm linked to Albanian drug gangs Liverpool Echo17:47 9-Mar-25

Uda enforcer recorded snorting cocaine at children’s band practice Belfast Telegraph07:58 9-Mar-25

Children investigated for ketamine offences, data shows BBC07:48 9-Mar-25

M5 cops swoop on Ford Fiesta carrying bags of cocaine Devon Live17:28 7-Mar-25

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