3 h. ago Drug gang used flights from France to drop £4m worth of cocaine in English countryside

Police say organised crime group would fly planes from Cherbourg, France, to southern England

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4 h. ago They raided his home and found thousands worth of drugs and paraphernalia

Dennis Williams, 41, was raided at his home in Caerphilly and messages on his phone revealed he was also involved in the supply of cocaine and MDMA.

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22 h. ago Two drug dealers who grew £2million worth of cannabis in a former primary school in a sleepy Welsh village are jailed

Alfred Perkola, 44, and Aldi Gjegjaj, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday.

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26 h. ago Scots cops find cocaine worth £16k in drugs raid as man and woman arrested

A man, aged 30, and a woman, aged 24, have been arrested and charged in connection with the recovery.

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5 d. ago Cops seize £25k worth of cannabis and £21k cash in drug raids

Watch the moment when police break into an industrial unit using a chainsaw, as they seize £21,000 in cash and approximately £25,000 worth of cannabis during a series of drug raids

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7 d. ago The cannabis farm scandal: how a rogue lettings agency destroyed countless homes

Imperial Property Group said it rented homes to NHS staff. In fact, they were torn apart to create drug factories, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Why has the culprit not been brought to justice?When Hajaj Hajaj decided to rent out his house in south London in the summer of 2020, his daughter, Kinda Jackson, urged him to use a reputable lettings agent for peace of mind. Her father had enough on his plate. Hajaj, a 79-year-old retired garage owner, is the primary carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The income from the rental property in Lewisham is effectively Hajaj’s pension, which he uses to pay for her care.So, when a manager from Imperial Property Group contacted Hajaj about his Gumtree listing, Hajaj arranged to meet them. A sharp-suited British Asian man named Shan Miah arrived in a sports car. He was in his late 20s or early 30s, charming and confident. He boasted of his business interests in Dubai. “He was doing very well for himself...

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