A police officer who admitted dealing cocaine while on secondment to his force’s drugs unit has been jailed for 26 months.
Christopher McGinn was caught with the drug in a pub car park by Lothian and …
Drug users in Swansea are being asked to sign up to be sent mobile texts on what to do if they overdose and how to reduce their addiction risks.
Messages such as “Overdose: Don’t panic. Put …
British teenager Scarlett Keeling was drugged and sexually assaulted before she died, police in Goa, India, say.
The 15-year-old girl, from Bideford, Devon, was found dead on a beach in Anjuna, Goa, last month.
Placido Carvalho was …
Pop star Michael Jackson had lethal levels of the powerful anaesthetic propofol in his body when he died, coroner’s office documents show.
The findings were contained in a previously sealed search warrant which has been made …
They were offering Christmas specials on the south coast last week. Two wraps of heroin for the price of one. Buy a gram, get a hit of crack for free. Mike was unable to resist. …
Four people have been arrested after what police believe to be cocaine was found during a raid on a house in Gloucester.
Officers from the street offences team searched the address in Park End Road on …
A teenager has been arrested after drugs with an estimated street value of £75,000 were seized in Aberdeen.
The 19-year-old local man was held after heroin, cocaine and cannabis was recovered in the Cairncry area on …
A man from Londonderry has been remanded in custody following the seizure of £2m worth of drugs.
Police found eight kilograms of heroin and 210,000 suspected ecstasy tablets in a lorry in Londonderry on Saturday.
Sean Doherty, …
The death of Michael Jackson dominates the front pages, and several of the papers include pull-outs and special supplements on his life.
The Independent’s headline – “Jackson: the plot thickens” – sums up the tone of …
An Edinburgh solicitor has been accused of dealing drugs from the law firm where he worked as a partner.
Grant O’Connor, 37, is alleged to have supplied cocaine to four men from the offices of Allan …
Four men have been arrested after drugs said to be worth thousands of pounds were seized in Aberdeen.
The men – aged 18, 19, 20 and 29 – are from the London and Wolverhampton areas.
Grampian Police …
Police arrested 13 people over drug offences at Guilfest, as this year’s event was hailed as a major success.
Surrey Police said officers seized ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis at the three-day event in Guildford.
Of the 13 …
Smokers of the strong ‘skunk’ variety of cannabis are seven times more likely to experience psychosis, according to the Daily Mail.
The news comes from research comparing 280 people being treated for new psychosis with 174 …
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 …
