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Ecstasy dealer gets jail sentence
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:48
Ecstasy dealer gets jail sentence

A drug dealer in the Scottish Borders has been jailed for a total of two years and four months.
Arthur Collin, 38, of Eyemouth, admitted being concerned in the supply of ecstasy and amphetamines at his …

Man jailed for drug theft murder
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:35
Man jailed for drug theft murder

A 23-year-old has been jailed for life for stabbing a man to death to steal a “trivial” amount of cannabis from him.
Donald Vincent, 20, was attacked near his home in Prospect Hill, Walthamstow, east London, …

Two jailed over £1.6m drugs plot
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:34
Two jailed over £1.6m drugs plot

Two men found guilty of conspiring to import cannabis with a street value of £1.6m from Spain have been jailed for 12 years each, a court heard.
David Lindley, 45, and Robert Michael Matthews, 65, had …

Man charged over van drug seizure
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:32
Man charged over van drug seizure

A man has been charged over the discovery of cannabis with an estimated value of £30,000 in the back of a van.
Officers stopped the vehicle in Rainhill, Merseyside, in the early hours of Thursday and …

Police close down ‘crack house’
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:29
Police close down ‘crack house’

Police have sealed off a house in a Surrey village which they believed was being used by drug dealers.
Surrey Police said the property in Birch Road, Farncombe, was boarded up on Friday following an order …

Two questioned about drugs find
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:29
Two questioned about drugs find

Gardaí are continuing to question two men in their 20s in County Monaghan after a large quantity of cannabis was seized.
The haul is believed to be worth about 300,000 euros.
Gardaí from the Monaghan Drugs Unit …

Drug death methadone link claims
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:28
Drug death methadone link claims

A support agency in south west Scotland has said a black market in methadone was a major cause in a rise in drug-related deaths in the region.
Recent figures showed 10 fatalities in Dumfries and Galloway …

Drug dealer jailed over killing
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:27
Drug dealer jailed over killing

A 23-year-old drug dealer has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of a 30-year-old man.
David Williams, of Oldbrook Boulevard in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was stabbed in his flat last August.
Eric Erron …

Brothers guilty of triple murder
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:26
Brothers guilty of triple murder

One of two brothers who have been found guilty of murdering three drug dealers in a gangland-style execution has been jailed for life.
Keith Cowell, 52, his son Matthew, 17, and Tony Dulieu, 33, from Essex, …

Three arrested after drugs raids
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:24
Three arrested after drugs raids

Cannabis with an estimated street value of £150,000 has been discovered in police raids in East Lancashire.
Three men were arrested after police found three cannabis farms at addresses in Burnley and Nelson.
More than 1,000 plants …

House fire foils cannabis growers
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:22
House fire foils cannabis growers

A cannabis factory was discovered in an attic by firefighters who were tackling a roof blaze, a court has been told.
Fire investigators found reflective material, wiring and heaters set up for growing cannabis plants.
Carl Harman, …

Man in court over surfboard drugs
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:21
Man in court over surfboard drugs

A 21-year-old man has appeared before magistrates in Jersey after heroin with an estimated street value of £500,000 was found inside a surfboard.
The Class-A drug was seized by Customs staff on Saturday on a Condor …

Addict killed friend with heroin
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:20
Addict killed friend with heroin

A man has admitted the manslaughter of a friend he injected with heroin.
Drug addict Daniel Browning, 34, from Wrexham, injected Jason Wilkinson’s hand, unaware his friend had also taken methadone.
Mold Crown Court heard Mr Wilkinson …

Drug safe house man sent to jail
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:19
Drug safe house man sent to jail

A man who used a flat as a safe house to store £56,000 of heroin has been jailed for four years.
Michael Brisbane confessed to hiding the drugs when police raided the home, on Wishart Place, …

DMX arrested over court absence
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:17
DMX arrested over court absence

US rapper DMX has been arrested at a store in Miami after failing to appear in a court in Phoenix, Arizona, to face drug charges.
A judge issued a warrant for the arrest of the rapper, …

Officer “sniffs” out drugs’ haul
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:13
Officer “sniffs” out drugs’ haul

A man has been arrested after a police officer “sniffed” out a haul of cannabis at a flat on Tyneside.
The officer was on routine patrol in the corridors of Bewick Court, Newcastle, when he became …

Jail for drug dealing ex-soldier
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:12
Jail for drug dealing ex-soldier

A former soldier has been jailed for six months after being found with nearly 150 ecstasy tablets.
Andrew Shaw, 21, was in the process of formally leaving the Black Watch when he was caught during a …

£7,000 drugs find made at house
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:10
£7,000 drugs find made at house

Police have recovered an estimated £7,000 worth of drugs in County Londonderry.
They were recovered during a search of a house in Portstewart on Wednesday night.
A police spokesperson said the drugs were cocaine, herbal cannabis, cannabis …

Woman cleared of drug possession
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:09
Woman cleared of drug possession

A woman arrested after cocaine and ecstasy worth £30,000 were found in a house in Cambridgeshire has been cleared of possession of drugs.
Nicola Naraine, 32, of Whittlesey, was found not guilty of possessing Class A …

Dealer hides heroin in underpants
Fri, 22/08/08 – 2:05
Dealer hides heroin in underpants

A man has been jailed for five years after being caught with £8,000 worth of heroin stuffed down his pants.
Nicky Mutch, 24, admitted dealing the drugs at the Holiday Inn Express in Perth, and elsewhere, …