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Concern at increase in drug seizures in Llanelli
Friday, 30 Jul, 2010 – 23:23 | No Comment
Concern at increase in drug seizures in Llanelli

The number of drug seizures in Llanelli has increased substantially over the past three years, according to figures obtained by the local assembly member.
Some 473 seizures, including 51 of heroin, were made by Dyfed-Powys Police …

Arrests after Dawlish holiday park drugs raid
Friday, 11 Jun, 2010 – 3:52 | No Comment
Arrests after Dawlish holiday park drugs raid

Three men from Manchester have been arrested at a Devon caravan park following a drugs raid.
The men, aged 21, 24 and 29, were arrested after police searched Cofton Farm Caravan Park in Dawlish at about …

Police seize drugs worth £500,000 in Nottinghamshire
Monday, 17 May, 2010 – 23:05 | No Comment
Police seize drugs worth £500,000 in Nottinghamshire

Drugs worth more than £500,000 have been seized during an eight-month police operation in Nottinghamshire.
Fifty-seven people were arrested after drugs raids in Broxtowe and Aspley as part of Operation Barnstormer, which began in September.
Class A …

Three-year term for Whitehaven heroin dealer
Monday, 17 May, 2010 – 22:59 | 3 Comments
Three-year term for Whitehaven heroin dealer

A 31-year-old West Cumbrian man has been jailed for three years after admitting supplying heroin.
George Carr was arrested in January, after amateur rugby league player Ashley Macdonald died in Whitehaven.
The original charge of administering poison …

Dumfries drugs operation arrests increase
Thursday, 6 May, 2010 – 5:15 | No Comment
Dumfries drugs operation arrests increase

The number of arrests made as a result of a major drugs operation in Dumfries has risen to 23.
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary targeted a series of properties throughout the town during the three-day Operation Brandy …

Dundee drug boss jailed for trafficking
Sunday, 11 Apr, 2010 – 2:17 | No Comment
Dundee drug boss jailed for trafficking

The head of a drug trafficking gang that supplied large quantities of heroin and cannabis to drug users in Dundee has been jailed.
David Cameron, 63, was sentenced to three and a half years at Dundee …

Tip off led to £20,000 drugs find
Tuesday, 30 Mar, 2010 – 14:54 | No Comment
Tip off led to £20,000 drugs find

A court has heard how a tip off led to the recovery of drugs with a street value of £20,000 in Dumfries.
Brian Webber, 43, of the town’s Lime Tree Walk, admitted being concerned in the …

Lanarkshire gangster caught in drugs cash swoop jailed
Friday, 5 Mar, 2010 – 5:14 | No Comment
Lanarkshire gangster caught in drugs cash swoop jailed

A Lanarkshire gangster caught with £120,000 in cash, believed to have come from drug dealing, has been jailed for three years.
William Thomson, 47, from Lanark, was arrested in October 2006 as part of a major …

‘Young Team’ drugs gang who sold from tent sentenced
Friday, 5 Mar, 2010 – 5:12 | No Comment
‘Young Team’ drugs gang who sold from tent sentenced

Two drug dealers who called themselves “The Young Team” and sold heroin from a tent in the Saracen area of Glasgow have been jailed.
Steven Gordon, 22, was sentenced to four years and eight months and …

Drug smuggler’s sentence cut for saving inmate’s life
Monday, 25 Jan, 2010 – 4:26 | No Comment
Drug smuggler’s sentence cut for saving inmate’s life

A drug smuggler from Shropshire who plotted to bring cocaine and heroin into the UK has had his sentence reduced after saving an inmate’s life.
Naseer Zaman, 41, of Lilleshall, was serving 15 years after he …