2 h. ago Leader of crime group's partner to pay £48k after making £174k from drugs

Aurelia Sterian, 28, was the partner of Tufial Akthar, 41, of Cardiff, who was the leader of a group which was found in possession of £219,000 worth heroin and cocaine.

Economics

32 h. ago Man arrested as police seize '£37,000 worth of cocaine' in North Lanarkshire raid

A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Events

42 h. ago Submarine carrying 6.5 tons of cocaine worth £530million is seized with the help of the UK police

The vessel had been heading towards Europe from Brazil when it was intercepted by Portuguese Police in an operation involving the British Crime Agency earlier this week.

Economics

3 d. ago Drug dealer found with more than £1,000 worth of crack cocaine at partner's home

Jonathan Hayton, 45, was also found in possession of more than £2,000 and his phone indicated he had been dealing in crack cocaine.

Economics

5 d. ago Drug dealer and accomplice found with £2,000 worth of cocaine in car

Luke Cooper, 29, and Jade Ali, 35, were stopped in the latter's Hyundai vehicle and were found in possession of the class A drug.

Economics

8 d. ago Man, 61, charged with possession of cocaine worth more than 10 million euro

A 61-year-old man has appeared in court charged with possession of 10.6 million euro worth of cocaine.

Politics

1 week ago South American drug gangs dropping tens of millions of pounds worth of cocaine into sea around Wales

The Border Force say the smuggling tactic is a 'significant and persistent threat'

Events

1 week ago Cocaine and cannabis worth £17k seized in drugs bust in Scots town

Two men have been arrested following recovery of the drugs by cops.

Economics

1 week ago Criminal with stash of designer clothes and jewellery busted as he walked out of Greggs

William Lau, 39, was also found in possession of cash as well as cocaine worth more than £11,000

Events

2 w. ago Paul Antony Butler pleads guilty to murdering Plymouth University lecturer

Paul Antony Butler, 53, has confessed to murdering university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, during a savage attack in Plymouth in January. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a bladed article

Events

2 w. ago Man 'just fishing' caught with £100m worth of cocaine on small boat

Michael Kelly will be sentenced in May.

Economics

2 w. ago Man from Manchester caught on fishing boat with £100million worth of cocaine

Michael Kelly told police he was on a fishing trip after his arrest, but later pleaded guilty

Economics

3 w. ago Crime boss dubbed 'Pablo Escobar' caged alongside Scots lieutenant continued running empire from jail

Christopher Welsh Junior ran an organised crime group which supplied cocaine and heroin worth tens of millions of pounds to Scottish gangster John Reid.

Events

3 w. ago Homeless man charged with criminal damage and possession of a knife after attempted 'ram raid' on St Omer Barracks in Aldershot

Hampshire police rushed to the scene at 4.30pm on Saturday following reports that a man had tried to enter the disused St Omer Barracks in Aldershot.

Events

3 w. ago 'Scouse Escobar' who ran £200m drugs plot with dad was caught out by lavish stag do

Christopher Welsh Jr was the head of an organised crime group with his dad Welsh Sr, supplying cocaine and heroin worth tens of millions of pounds to Glasgow gangs

Events

3 w. ago Hatton Garden cocaine heist: Two criminals who attempted to smuggle £190million worth of drugs into UK and laundered profits through London's jewellery district are jailed

Two criminals involved in a Hatton Garden money laundering scheme have been jailed after attempting to smuggle £190million worth of drugs into the UK.

Economics

3 w. ago Brit could face death penalty in Bali after being paraded in front of media

Brit Thomas Parker has been charged with importation, trafficking, and possession of drug after a kilo of MDMA was found in Bali

Events

3 w. ago Huge bag of cocaine found stashed in box of cornflakes after police burst into home

Around £6,500 worth of cocaine was found along with a Rolex watch and nitrous oxide cannisters

Events

4 w. ago Head of crime gang who ran huge drug network handed £100,000 bill while in prison

Nicholas Gale, 34, was the 'head of the organised crime group' from which a seizure of cocaine worth £1.2m was made

Events

4 w. ago Gang used Apple Airtag to find £35million worth of cocaine left floating off the Scilly Isles by South American drug lords, court hears

Truro Crown Court heard yesterday that 1,078kgs of high-purity cocaine had been left in the sea in 49 sacks, all containing Apple tracking devices, so their location could be monitored by GPS.

Events