‘Mohammed Afzal who was convicted as part of a conspiracy to produce commercial quantities of illegal medical drugs has been ordered to pay back millions of pounds or face 10 extra years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man has been jailed after he caused a crash that left a five-year-old boy with a brain injury.’
BBC News, 13th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Possession of “laughing gas” is now illegal with repeat serious users facing up to 2 years in prison and dealers up to 14 years.’
Home Office, 8th November 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Members of a drug gang which “infested” a seaside resort with up to £1.5m worth of cocaine have been jailed.
Eleven men and one woman were involved in moving up to 15kg (33lbs) of the class A drug into Skegness from Leicestershire.’
BBC News, 9th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, has become a criminal offence in the UK.’
BBC News, 8th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two ringleaders of a plot to smuggle £11 million of cocaine into the UK hidden in a shipment of bananas have each been jailed for 18 years.’
The Independent, 1st November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Drug-spiking incidents reported to the police have increased five-fold in five years, yet the proportion leading to a criminal charge is falling, freedom of information (FoI) requests show.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas”, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.’
Home Office, 18th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A former Leeds United footballer is among four men jailed for dealing large amounts of cocaine after their encrypted messages were intercepted.’
BBC News, 7th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas, is to become an illegal class C substance by the end of the year, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A cocaine dealing gang who set up a fake computer company to cover up their operations has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The operators of a cannabis factory targeted by a thief who was then murdered have been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eleven members of a drugs gang have been jailed for a multi-million pound cocaine and money laundering operation.’
BBC News, 30th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A drugs gang have been jailed for a multimillion pound operation which laundered profits in cryptocurrency.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A dock worker has been jailed for 21 years for conspiring to import £118m of cocaine into the UK in a shipment of bananas.’
BBC News, 11th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A lorry driver who searched online for the best way to avoid sniffer dogs has been jailed after admitting smuggling £23m of cocaine into the UK.’
BBC News, 24th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 24-hour corner shop has lost its alcohol licence after neighbours complained noisy customers woke them up on a nightly basis.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim from a convicted drug dealer that he was “pressurised” to plead guilty by “negligent advice” from his lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 4th May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who poisoned a disabled nine-year-old boy with amphetamines has been sentenced to 32 months in prison.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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