Grant Yuill cleared of rubbing methadone on baby’s gums – BBC News
“A man has been cleared of rubbing methadone on his baby daughter’s gums.”
BBC News, 14th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: drug offences
Sentencing for drug offences – reminder to contribute to consultation – Sentencing Council
“The consultation on the Sentencing Council’s draft guideline on drug offences will close on 20 June and with this date approaching, the Council is keen to encourage legal professionals with experience or an interest in the subject to contribute their views.”
Sentencing Council, 26th May 2011
Pete Doherty jailed for possessing cocaine – The Guardian
“Musician Pete Doherty has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug laws and bans on legal highs ‘do more harm than good’ – The Guardian
“The UK’s ‘outdated’ drug laws could be doing more harm than good and are failing to recognise that banning some ‘legal highs’ may have negative consequences for public health, according to the leading independent panel set up to analyse drugs policy.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug runners to avoid prison under sentencing guidelines – Daily Telegraph
“Drug runners and small–scale dealers could escape prison even if caught with a 50–gram bag of cocaine or heroin or dozens of Ecstasy pills, under planned new guidance for courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sentencing for drugs offences – public consultation launched on new guideline for judges – Sentencing Council
“Today, the Sentencing Council is launching a three-month public consultation on its proposals to introduce a new guideline for judges and magistrates for the sentencing of drugs offenders.”
Sentencing Council, 28th March 2011
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Lecturer jailed over fake sex drug plan – The Independent
“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Four men jailed over £2m cannabis farm in Essex – BBC news
“Four men found at a large cannabis factory in Essex have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man sentenced to 12 years in first believed prosecution for supplying “legal high” GBL – Crown Prosecution Service
“Following the sentencing at Reading Crown Court, Andrew Penhale, Unit Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Organised Crime Division in the North said: ‘The significance of this prosecution is that it involves a defendant running an apparently legitimate, internet-based chemical business, which actually facilitated the wholesale trafficking of Class A drugs and the sale of other illegitimate chemicals.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th December 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Two jailed over £2.6m drugs haul in Bedford – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after a haul of drugs worth £2.6m was discovered in a house in Bedford.”
BBC News, 24th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two jailed over £3.5m Leicestershire drugs deal – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for 13 years and four months each after they admitted possession of heroin with an estimated street value of £3.5m.”
BBC News, 12th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Respected police sergeant led double life as ‘mob boss in uniform’ – Daily Telegraph
“Salim Razaq, 31, became a ‘mob boss in police uniform’ after taking charge of a drug and money-laundering racket when his younger brother, Hafiz, was jailed for kidnapping a rival gang member during a brutal turf war.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black people six times more likely to face drug arrest – The Guardian
“Black people are six times more likely to be arrested than white people for drug offences and 11 times more likely to be imprisoned, according to new research claiming to show the racial bias of the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office wrongly allowed import of medicinal cannabis – The Guardian
“Email incorrectly said EU law allowed certain people to bring small quantities of cannabis into UK for personal use.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug dealer stripped of £550,000 assets – The Independent
“A jailed drug dealer was stripped of more than half a million pounds of assets today – including his house, yacht and three flats.”
The Independent, 15th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sentence doubled for corrupt PC – The Independent
“A corrupt police officer who conspired with a drug dealer had his three-year jail sentence doubled at the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 21st September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cleator Moor drug dealer with dozens of clients jailed – BBC News
“A cocaine dealer owed thousands of pounds by clients has been sent to prison for four years.”
BBC News, 16th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Corrupt policeman jailed for seven years – the Guardian
“A corrupt policeman who sold stolen police uniforms and offered tips on how to foil detectives was jailed for seven years today for drug dealing and helping to plot a robbery at a jewellery store.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Legal high’ Naphyrone to be a Class B drug from Friday – Home Office
“Naphyrone (often called ‘NRG1’) and its related compounds will become Class B drugs from Friday July 23, 2010.”
Home Office, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
