Drugs and Alcohol

Man caught in £2.6m class A drugs bust days before Christmas Glasgow Evening Times13:52
Ex-Cumbria detective sergeant faces misconduct hearing after 'positive cocaine test' The Carlisle News & Star07:12
Alleged attempt to smuggle $2.2million worth of cocaine into Bali is busted as Jetstar… MailOnline10:44
Brit mum jailed for Thai cannabis smuggle after posting about 'grass' The Independent10:06
Midwives win £750,000 settlement over Nitrous Oxide exposure Air Quality News08:57
Drug dealer who helped import ketamine worth up to £2m is jailed Wakefield Express07:06
Banned driver was transporting cocaine worth £160k The Carlisle News & Star05:10

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In the last half-hour

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In the last hour

Grandfather, 63, stabbed to death by men looking for alleged drug thief, barrister says Irish Mirror20:06

In the last 4 hours

Man arrested in Rugeley after officers find cocaine, cash and mobile Express & Star17:37

Forensic accountant instructed in Bower man’s drugs case John O'Groat Journal, Scotland17:10

In the last 6 hours

2026 US Elections: Which States Are Voting on Cannabis Measures? High Times16:38

Police discover suspected cannabis farm after being called to disturbance on Sunderland… Chronicle Live16:30

Man caught with £2.6m of cocaine among Santa gift bags BBC16:18

NYC fashion student raped and left to die of drug overdose in her dorm by teen who sent photos… MailOnline16:09

Deadly opioid stronger than fentanyl detected in Los Angeles The Independent15:45

Disqualified BMW driver caught high on cannabis with kids in the car Bristol Live15:36

Man suffers serious injuries and suspected cannabis farm discovered Sunderland Echo15:06

In the last 8 hours

£2 million cannabis farm found in Bradford - man charged The Telegraph & Argus14:13

Man faces jail after £2.6m cocaine and heroin haul found among Christmas gifts The Scottish Herald14:10

Man fined for failing to attend drug assessment after positive cocaine test Echo News14:03

Man caught in £2.6m class A drugs bust days before Christmas Glasgow Evening Times13:52

Illegal immigrant caught with over 700 pounds of fentanyl, meth after being pulled over for speeding Just The News13:46

Two men appear in court after £1.2 million cannabis farm found in disused factory Kidderminster Shuttle13:34

Two men charged with cannabis cultivation in Kidderminster Express & Star13:33

Disposal of nitrous oxide cans costing council 'tens of thousands' The Meath Chronicle13:17

Illegal vapes, cannabis-based products worth €3m seized RTE13:09

Drug dealer jailed after being found in possession of cocaine and cannabis Bucks Free Press13:03

Gardaí seize over €3million worth of illegal vapes and cannabis products The Meath Chronicle12:57

Katie Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler found 'cocaine on worktops' and empty bottles everywhere … MailOnline12:57

Earlier today

Seize crew, then blow up boat. U.S. shifts tactics in anti-drug strikes at sea. The Washington Post12:53

€3m of illegal vapes and cannabis products seized after searches in Midlands and elsewhere The Westmeath Independent12:51

More than €3m of illegal vapes and cannabis products seized in nationwide Garda raids The Irish Times12:45

Gardaí seize €3m worth of illegal vapes and cannabis products in five counties Irish Examiner12:29

Illegal vapes and cannabis-based products worth over €3m seized TheJournal.ie12:25

Drug dealer jailed after being found with 400 bags of cannabis Milton Keynes Citizen12:24

Gwynedd man, 25, 'plied child with alcohol and cannabis' North Wales Chronicle12:16

Judge apologises to cannabis farm gardener for jailing him on his birthday Cumbria Crack12:00

'Cannabis gardener' caught with drugs worth almost £500k faces jail and deportation The Carlisle News & Star11:58

Two men charged after cocaine and thousands in cash seized in police raid Midweek Herald, Devon11:17

Alleged attempt to smuggle $2.2million worth of cocaine into Bali is busted as Jetstar… MailOnline10:44

Brit mum jailed for Thai cannabis smuggle after posting about 'grass' The Independent10:06

Midwives win £750,000 settlement over Nitrous Oxide exposure Air Quality News08:57

Ex-Cumbria detective sergeant faces misconduct hearing after 'positive cocaine test' The Carlisle News & Star07:12

Drug dealer who helped import ketamine worth up to £2m is jailed Wakefield Express07:06

Driver smoked cannabis before planned hike up England's highest mountain The Whitehaven News, Cumbria06:08

Banned driver was transporting cocaine worth £160k The Carlisle News & Star05:10

Arrested dealer caught with deadly drugs stashed in his pants Yorkshire Evening Post04:34

My baby and I almost died during his birth. The flashbacks were so crippling I couldn't think… MailOnline02:31

Former cafe owner jailed for keeping guns and drugs is ordered to pay Express & Star02:11

California Judge Grants Discovery In Cannabis Debt Dispute Law36001:48

OptumHealth Can't Get Out Of PBM Cases In Opioid MDL Law36001:38

LA County report 1st fatal overdose on cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid stronger than fentanyl Media News Group00:05

The royal drugs den: Kensington Airbnb where Emirati princess had 48-hour cocaine binge before… MailOnline00:03

Two men allegedly turn up to collect $17million cocaine haul at Sydney car park - only for it… MailOnline00:03

Yesterday

Trump Touts Declines in Violent Crime, Overdose Deaths, and Drug Shipments by Sea; Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty to US… NTD News23:19 15-Oct-26

Coast Guard crew offloads just over $226 million worth of illicit drugs in Florida Stripes22:27 15-Oct-26

'Cocaine Cowboys' is getting an AI-enhanced makeover for its 20th birthday Business Insider20:45 15-Oct-26

Young Cork man charged in connection with €50k drugs seizure Irish Examiner20:16 15-Oct-26

Three men jailed for plot to supply cocaine as part of investigation into UDA BBC19:05 15-Oct-26

Organised crime group sentenced for cocaine stash after PCTF investigation National Crime Agency18:54 15-Oct-26

Think cannabis helps you sleep better? Think again. Northwestern Now18:19 15-Oct-26

Greenisland trio jailed for role in 1.5kg cocaine plot The Irish News18:15 15-Oct-26

County lines heroin and cocaine dealer jailed BBC18:02 15-Oct-26

Light-activated experimental opioid eliminates dangerous side effects News-Medical.Net17:59 15-Oct-26

NRx Pharmaceuticals Targets November FDA Deadline For Preservative-Free Ketamine RTT News17:39 15-Oct-26

Cannabis with street value of €47,000 seized at Knocknaheeny house, court told Echo Live17:25 15-Oct-26

Bradford man was dealing heroin and crack cocaine through 'AX Line' The Telegraph & Argus16:50 15-Oct-26

Cannabis doesn’t make you violent – despite what recent reports have claimed The Conversation (UK)16:23 15-Oct-26

Vanda puts anxiety drug’s development on ice after Phase III fail Clinical Trials Arena16:23 15-Oct-26

Light-activated opioid painkiller may work without dangerous side effects Cornell Chronicle16:18 15-Oct-26

Burnley man charged with supplying crack cocaine and heroin Burnley Express16:03 15-Oct-26

Cannabis smoker 'passed out' before £220k tower block inferno Glasgow Evening Times15:39 15-Oct-26

Coast Guard Seizes $226.7 Million in Illicit Drugs in the Eastern Pacific NTD News15:31 15-Oct-26

Large quantity of cannabis seized from address after police raid Express & Star15:29 15-Oct-26

Machynlleth man to remain in prison until sentencing for supplying cocaine County Times15:23 15-Oct-26

Pair face deportation after police raid cannabis farm Sunderland Echo15:14 15-Oct-26

Delivery bikes and drugs: Woking residents look forward to anti social behaviour crack down Get Surrey15:01 15-Oct-26

Two men charged as police raid Kidderminster cannabis farm 100 miles from home Birmingham Live14:58 15-Oct-26

Drugs users jailed after abducting girl who was sexually assaulted Birmingham World14:33 15-Oct-26

Man Arrested And £2.4m Of Suspected Cocaine Seized 4ni.co.uk14:15 15-Oct-26

129 cannabis plants seized as 'factory' raided in Luton Luton Today14:10 15-Oct-26

Alleged drugs gang in court accused of flooding Cornwall with heroin Cornwall Live14:07 15-Oct-26

UAE royal sentenced for child neglect after London cocaine binge The New Arab14:03 15-Oct-26

Nearly one-third of cannabis consumers say they have completely cut out alcohol Leafie14:00 15-Oct-26

Drug-dealer who hid cocaine in shoeboxes is jailed Suffolk News13:58 15-Oct-26

Russian Rapper Navai Detained at Kazakhstan Border on Suspicion of Drug Smuggling The Times of Central Asia13:47 15-Oct-26

Man caught out by fake ketamine delivery jailed BBC13:39 15-Oct-26

Monksland pharma company shortlisted for four Cannabis Industry Awards The Westmeath Independent13:37 15-Oct-26

Gun recovered in crackdown on contaminated heroin and class A drugs Liverpool Echo13:34 15-Oct-26

Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus The Conversation (US)13:25 15-Oct-26

Eight arrested in St Helens and Knowsley drug crackdown St Helens Star, Cheshire13:01 15-Oct-26

Hayle, Polruan and St Austell men among seven charged over heroin Cornish Stuff12:55 15-Oct-26

Seven men charged in alleged Cornwall heroin supply conspiracy The Falmouth Packet12:44 15-Oct-26

Jail for dealer who helped import 125 kgs of drugs in expanding foam Yorkshire Evening Post12:36 15-Oct-26

Man arrested as police uncover large cannabis farm Derbyshire Times12:16 15-Oct-26

Men charged over alleged heroin supply in Cornwall Holsworthy Post12:05 15-Oct-26

Driver stopped near the New Forest after police 'smell cannabis' Daily Echo11:59 15-Oct-26

Devon drug smuggler caught with red-handed at Heathrow Airport after Thailand holiday Plymouth Live11:55 15-Oct-26

Drugs plants seized after 'set-up' near police station Sheffield Star11:41 15-Oct-26

Deadly 'Frankenstein' drug 500 times stronger than heroin sweeps UK high streets Daily Star11:33 15-Oct-26

Hemyock woman jailed for smuggling Thai cannabis Crediton Courier11:27 15-Oct-26

Psilocybin appears to strengthen this optical illusion, but LSD microdoses do not PsyPost11:07 15-Oct-26

Dad was key figure in global drugs gang which used quiet Flintshire farm as hub North Wales Live10:57 15-Oct-26

Devon woman jailed after landing at Heathrow with £512,000 cannabis in cases Midweek Herald, Devon10:52 15-Oct-26

25 months in jail for woman who smuggled Thai cannabis National Crime Agency10:36 15-Oct-26

More people in Devon accessing drug and alcohol recovery support The Moorlander10:08 15-Oct-26

Lancashire Police dismantle £6.6m drugs ring as 33 are charged Lancashire Evening Post09:27 15-Oct-26

Former weekly HQ that became cannabis factory gets new lease of life HoldtheFrontPage09:25 15-Oct-26

Police seized cocaine and £5,500 in cash when they raided drug dealer's home South Wales Guardian09:21 15-Oct-26

Prison officer accused of smuggling cannabis and mobile phones appears in court The Hunts Post, Cambridgeshire09:15 15-Oct-26

Two arrested after £1.2 million cannabis farm found in Kidderminster Express & Star06:50 15-Oct-26

Laws to be strengthened for medicinal cannabis BBC06:49 15-Oct-26

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths Big Issue06:26 15-Oct-26

Red Light, Green Light: New Puerto Rico Law Spells Out That Medical Cannabis Protections Stop at the Wheel JD Supra04:30 15-Oct-26

Let my people grow: Jewish online cannabis retailer braces for new federal law to take effect The Forward02:22 15-Oct-26

Cannabis Reform Foes Cite GAO In Push To Reopen Hearings Law36002:00 15-Oct-26

Florida Drug Dealer Gets 33 Years After Customer’s Fatal Overdose: ‘Hope Ur OK Bro’ Vice (UK)01:57 15-Oct-26

Cannabis Co.'s Ex-Legal Chief Says Sale Stripped Assets Law36000:49 15-Oct-26

In the last 7 days

The Opioid Crisis Looms Over Michigan’s Senate Race Current Affairs23:48 14-Oct-26

Man arrested after police seize over £340,000 worth of illegal vapes and drugs at Bolton… Manchester Evening News23:14 14-Oct-26

UAE royal passed out on street in front of child after 'cocaine binge' The Standard22:39 14-Oct-26

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