£9.8 million to be seized from man who produced steroids on commercial scale – Crown Prosecution Service

‘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.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 17th November 2023

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Man jailed after Birmingham crash leaves boy with brain injury – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2023 in criminal damage, dangerous driving, drug offences, guilty pleas, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed after he caused a crash that left a five-year-old boy with a brain injury.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2023

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Possession of nitrous oxide is now illegal – Home Office

Posted November 10th, 2023 in criminal justice, drug abuse, drug offences, news by tracey

‘Possession of “laughing gas” is now illegal with repeat serious users facing up to 2 years in prison and dealers up to 14 years.’

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Home Office, 8th November 2023

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Drug gang jailed over £1.5m Skegness cocaine supply racket – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2023 in conspiracy, drug offences, drug trafficking, gangs, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘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.’

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BBC News, 9th November 2023

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Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2023 in criminal justice, drug offences, news by sally

‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, has become a criminal offence in the UK.’

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BBC News, 8th November 2023

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Drug smugglers jailed for 18 years over cocaine banana plot – The Independent

‘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.’

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The Independent, 1st November 2023

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Drug-spiking reports rise fivefold but proportion leading to charges fall – The Guardian

Posted October 23rd, 2023 in criminal justice, drug offences, news, sexual offences, statistics by tracey

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2023

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Nitrous oxide to be illegal from November – Home Office

‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas”, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.’

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Home Office, 18th October 2023

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Former Leeds United footballer among four drug dealers jailed – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2023 in conspiracy, drug offences, drug trafficking, imprisonment, news, sentencing, sport by tracey

‘A former Leeds United footballer is among four men jailed for dealing large amounts of cocaine after their encrypted messages were intercepted.’

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BBC News, 7th August 2023

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Laughing gas to become illegal class C substance in UK – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2023 in drug abuse, drug offences, government departments, news by sally

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 5th September 2023

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Cocaine gang who hid behind fake company jailed – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2023 in drug offences, drug trafficking, firearms, gangs, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A cocaine dealing gang who set up a fake computer company to cover up their operations has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 3rd August 2023

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Tomasz Waga: Cannabis factory pair linked to murder jailed – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2023 in drug offences, gangs, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing, theft by tracey

‘The operators of a cannabis factory targeted by a thief who was then murdered have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 3rd August 2023

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Cryptocurrency: 11 members of £5m drugs gang jailed – BBC News

‘Eleven members of a drugs gang have been jailed for a multi-million pound cocaine and money laundering operation.’

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BBC News, 30th July 2023

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Cryptocurrency: Four members of £5m drugs gang jailed – BBC News

‘A drugs gang have been jailed for a multimillion pound operation which laundered profits in cryptocurrency.’

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BBC News, 27th July 2023

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Portsmouth docker jailed over £118m cocaine haul in bananas – BBC News

‘A dock worker has been jailed for 21 years for conspiring to import £118m of cocaine into the UK in a shipment of bananas.’

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BBC News, 11th July 2023

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North Lincolnshire lorry driver jailed for £23m cocaine smuggling plot – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2023 in drug offences, drug trafficking, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘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.’

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BBC News, 24th June 2023

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Bristol shop loses alcohol licence over noise complaints – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2023 in alcohol abuse, drug offences, licensing, news by tracey

‘A 24-hour corner shop has lost its alcohol licence after neighbours complained noisy customers woke them up on a nightly basis.’

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BBC News, 23rd June 2023

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Judge jails barrister who tried to buy drugs from two men he represented – The Guardian

‘A barrister whose clients have included Nadine Dorries has been jailed for 14 months after trying to buy drugs from two men he represented over drug supply allegations.’

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The Guardian, 14th June 2023

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Drug dealer not “pressurised to plead guilty” by lawyers – Legal Futures

Posted May 4th, 2023 in drug offences, legal advice, negligence, news by tracey

‘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.’

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Legal Futures, 4th May 2023

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Man poisoned disabled boy’s drink with amphetamines – BBC News

‘A man who poisoned a disabled nine-year-old boy with amphetamines has been sentenced to 32 months in prison.’

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BBC News, 3rd May 2023

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