63 h. ago Scots suspects in £26m Irish cocaine bust named as they appear in court

The pair were both in the dock at Kinsale District Court along with two other men in connection with the massive seizure.

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3 d. ago Gangster who ordered drug deal that sparked Scotland's turf war caged over machete attack and firebombings

Michael Heeps orchestrated the drug deal with fake bank notes from his jail cell.

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4 d. ago Scots drug smugglers arrested in £26m cocaine bust after high

Gardaí said that the exact quantity and value are yet to be determined, but it is understood to be in excess of €31 million.

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6 d. ago Notorious drug kingpin back behind bars after return to crime backfires

Gang boss Roy Dunstance has been jailed again.

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1 week ago Four arrested after dawn raids targeting suspected people smugglers

The group are accused of advertising illegal lorry crossings from France on social media and moving migrants from HGV stops in Kent to London.

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2 w. ago Drug dealer caught with £165k worth of cocaine and cannabis after cops raid Edinburgh flat

Ardit Mazrreku was caught after cops acting on intelligence raided a property on Ratcliffe Terrace in the city in September.

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3 w. ago Home of gangster who sparked Scotland's violent drug war "shot at" in chilling warning

A firearm was discharged at a home owned by the hood who set up the £500k cocaine deal to rip off Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill with a payment of fake notes.

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3 w. ago Former police chief makes plea over youth violence and knife crime

The former head of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency says a Scottish Government summit on youth violence can stop teenagers becoming involved in organised crime

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3 w. ago Scots Audi driver 'snared with significant drug haul' during police search

The Audi was pictured on a recovery truck.

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4 w. ago Drug kingpin executed in Costa del Sol bar was 'becoming more powerful than his boss... and rival cartels who viewed him as "top dog" put £250k bounty on his head'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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4 w. ago Drug kingpin gunned down in Costa del Sol bar with Scottish gangster was 'seen as top dog by rival cartels'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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4 w. ago Free needles to help prisoners take Class A drugs behind bars? The latest solution to Scotland's drug death crisis from taxpayer

Free needles and vapes should be handed out to prisoners so they can take Class A drugs in a safer way behind bars, a majority taxpayer-funded group has claimed.

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last month Drugs mule caught with £1m cannabis haul 'stuffed in suitcases' at Cairnryan port

Chace Cappellie tried to traffick the class B drug via his vehicle from a Stena Line ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan.

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