51 m. ago Brit held in Dubai 'hellhole' jail on drugs charges and unable to shower

Isabella Daggett, 21, from Leeds, is being held in a hellhole Dubai prison after being arrested on drugs charges and it is claimed she hasn't even been able to shower or change clothes

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12 h. ago British woman, 23, is arrested 'after being caught trying to smuggle 18 kilos of cannabis out of Ghana and into Britain on British Airways'

Ghana's Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC) claimed that the young Brit had hidden 32 slabs of substances initially suspected to be a narcotic drug in two suitcases destined for London.

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12 h. ago Blundering Home Office allowed convicted drug dealer to stay in the UK after wrongly accepting he had lived in Britain most of his life

Olajiire Obafemi Shoyombo, a Nigerian national, was jailed for three years and four months in prison in 2023 after being convicted of supplying of heroin and crack cocaine.

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13 h. ago Charlotte May Lee drug smuggling case has TWO mystery men at its heart

Charlotte May Lee, currently behind bars in Georgia accused of smuggling drugs, is said to have come into contact with two men - known as "Dan" and "Rocko" who may help her defence

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13 h. ago Criminologist reveals 7 things she's learned talking to drug mules and their handlers

Dr Fleetwood, senior lecturer in criminology at City St George's, University of London, and author of Drug Mules: Women in the International Cocaine Trade on how traffickers pick drug mules and what they tell them

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13 h. ago Former drugs mule gives stark warning amid Bella Culley and Charlotte Lee cases

As rising numbers of Brits risk all to smuggle drugs on to planes, reformed trafficker Natalie Welsh reveals how they are at risk of being hoodwinked by organised criminal gangs

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14 h. ago Drugs mule Lindsay Sandiford shares 'cuddles and kisses' with grandkids in Bali jail

Sandiford has spent over a decade on death row and is awaiting execution for smuggling cocaine.

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14 h. ago Inside story of Corbie Walpole, who doused her friend Jake Loader with petrol and set him on fire because of an insulting comment: Chain of events that led to disastrous moment

Corbie Walpole and Jake Loader had been friends since their school days at St Paul's College near Albury but lost control when he 'antagonised' her during a booze and drug-fuelled reunion.

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14 h. ago British woman, 21, held in Dubai ‘hell hole’ jail on drugs charges

Isabella Daggett, 21, was arrested in March after being caught ‘in the wrong place, at the wrong time’

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15 h. ago Barry Keoghan reveals key turning point in addiction struggle

Oscar-nominated star Barry Keoghan has candidly opened up about his struggles with addiction, revealing he has been to rehab for treatment after losing many family members to drugs

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15 h. ago Expert reveals how women are getting so easily embroiled in drug smuggling offences

With three drug trafficking cases making headlines in the past few months alone, it appears this is becoming a significant issue. With this in mind, we chat with an expert on how Brits are mixing with cartels so easily

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16 h. ago All we know about glam Brit 'drug mule' as posed police mugshot released after arrest

New photos have been released of a Brit 'drug mule' posing for her mugshot after she was arrested with a massive £1.2million worth of cannabis in her luggage – while travelling from Thailand to Sri Lanka

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17 h. ago British fishing boat named after famous Prime Minister 'taken prisoner by the French'

The French navy has seized a British fishing boat named after Margaret Thatcher in the English channel, after it was accused of illegally fishing for whelks in the English Channel

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18 h. ago Three arrested after weight loss jab from beauty salon puts woman in intensive care

Health officials have issued a warning after a woman was hospitalised after using a weight loss jab

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18 h. ago Millions of women use abortion drugs safely. Experts warn anti

Analysis: Health officials are reviewing a dubious report that claims dangerous complications from mifepristone. Public health researchers and scientists tell Julia Musto and Alex Woodward they’re extremely skeptical

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19 h. ago My son was brutally murdered by a man on probation which is why government's early release scheme scares me

Conner Marshall was murdered by David Braddon at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, when the killer was on parole for drug offences and assaulting a police officer.

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19 h. ago Brit woman, 21, rotting in Dubai hell hole jail without 'a shower for a month' after being arrested for drugs charges just weeks after arriving for new job

Isabella Daggett, 21, was arrested just weeks after relocating from Yorkshire to the puritanical desert city state after landing a new job.

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19 h. ago Every parent's worst nightmare: Fears naive young Brits partying in Thailand are being targeted by gangs and duped into becoming drug mules after two women are 'caught smuggling narcotics'

The arrests of two young British women alleged to have been illegal drugs from Thailand have stoked fears tourists are being targeted by gangs to work as drug mules.

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21 h. ago Charlotte May Lee blames new mystery man for Sri Lankan drug charges jail hell

Charlotte May Lee, 21, was stopped at an airport in Sri Lanka after arriving from Thailand, with authorities claiming she was carrying cannabis valued at more than £1m

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21 h. ago New warning over Thai gangs targeting UK backpackers to recruit new drug mules

The UK Government started a new operation to crack down on drug smuggling, after it was revealed Thai gangs have been targeting British backpackers to smuggle their illegal goods

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