8 h. ago ‘Courageous’ drug policy campaigner Peter Krykant found dead aged 48

Scotland’s first minister among those to hail Peter Krykant amid tributes to him as a ‘one-man army, with a mission to save lives’

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16 h. ago Driver high on drugs smashed into a lamppost in 120mph police chase

Craig Peacock, 35, narrowly missed a group of pedestrians when he crashed into the lamppost at 80mph

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44 h. ago Manchester Airport bust led to downfall of Breaking Bad style drug gang 'fixer'

Brett Smith was jailed after police uncovered EncroChat messages linking him to a drugs gang operating out of a mill

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65 h. ago Scots Audi driver 'snared with significant drug haul' during police search

The Audi was pictured on a recovery truck.

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3 d. ago Moment police chase county lines drugs gang across 17th century estate before officers ram car in field

Officers were hot on the trails of Connor Darwent, 27, wanted on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs when they spotted him driving on the A46 towards Lincoln.

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3 d. ago Drug dealer's driving in Paisley led police to £6,190 cocaine discovery

Cops snared the motorist using ‘counter surveillance’ moves while officers followed the car.

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5 d. ago Woman forced to pay back £96,000 after being exposed by pure chance

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags before she was caught with drugs in her car by police

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6 d. ago Police find drugs and XL Bully in sting at Glasgow flat as two arrested

Cops raided the home and found the drugs stash worth thousands of pounds along with the unlicensed dog.

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6 d. ago Pensioner 'living in fear' after Met Police raid his Hampshire home in drugs bust

Lorrimer Christians, 80, from Southampton, was getting ready for bed when drugs squad officers smashed through his front door with a battering ram.

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7 d. ago Appleby Horse Fair police catch drivers high on cocaine and cannabis as they arrest 49 and RSPCA probe animal cruelty cases at Europe's biggest gypsy gathering

Police have revealed there were 49 arrests in the days leading up to the fair opening and drug driving had been 'a theme'.

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8 d. ago Mystery of Brit 'drug mule' explosion as 13 in hellhole jails with some facing death

A dramatic surge in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling around the world has triggered mounting alarm among police and border force officials as 13 languish in hellhole jails

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8 d. ago Senior Met police officer who claimed £120,000 salary for nearly five years despite refusing to take drugs test is finally sacked

Commander Julian Bennett was dismissed after a disciplinary panel found his refusal to provide a urine sample in July 2020 amounted to gross misconduct.

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8 d. ago 'Drug smuggling' mum arrested at German airport after police spot 'red flag'

Cameron Bradford is the fifth young British woman to be detained abroad facing drugs charges in recent months.

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8 d. ago 'Missing' Brit, 21, arrested at airport over 'drug smuggling' as police spot 'red flag'

Cameron Bradford, 21 and from Hertfordshire, has been detained in Munich on suspicion of smuggling cannabis after police spotted a 'red flag' relating to her plans

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9 d. ago The huge amount of cash and drugs police found during raid of house in Welsh street

An inspector said that 'drugs fill our communities with misery, suffering and fear'

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9 d. ago Senior Met Police officer sacked for second time after refusing drugs test will keep pension

Commander Julian Bennett entitled to lump sum of £400,000, plus index-linked £80,000-a-year

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9 d. ago Police administrator jailed after leaking confidential information to drug dealer boyfriend

The court heard how she accessed the police computer system to satisfy a "morbid curiosity" about cases in the news

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9 d. ago Disgraced police worker who leaked confidential information to her drug

Lucy Langmead, 44, started a relationship with 37-year-old Daniel Cozens in 2020 while working for South Wales Police, and began providing him with police intelligence.

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9 d. ago Royal security scare as intruder breaks into Windsor Castle near William and Kate's home

‘Unwell’ man arrested by police on suspicion of trespass and possession of Class A drugs

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9 d. ago Police administrator jailed for leaking information to drug dealer boyfriend

Lucy Langmead, 44, and Daniel Cozens, 37, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday after admitted various charges.

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