The value of justice – LAG News Blog

Posted December 7th, 2011 in alcohol abuse, budgets, drug offences, family courts, news by sally

“District Judge Nicholas Crichton takes exception to the recently announced £41m increase in the cost of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics. It is difficult not to agree with him, however much you might be looking forward to next year’s festivities, especially when vital services such as the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), which he leads, have a financial question mark hanging over their future.”

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LAG News Blog, 7th December 2011

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Lecturer spared jail after schoolgirl died taking drugs at his home – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 2nd, 2011 in drug abuse, drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“University lecturer Brian Dodgeon, who admitted possessing a hoard of Class A drugs at his house where a schoolgirl died, was spared jail today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Drug dealers’ supplier guilty – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2011 in drug offences, news, trials by sally

“For a man whose biofuels business was making no money, Jamie Dale appeared to be doing rather well for himself. He went on holiday to Las Vegas, he bought expensive jewellery and even his luxury watch was embedded with £10,000 of diamonds.”

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The Independent, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New drug control power takes effect – Home Office

Posted November 16th, 2011 in drug offences, news by sally

“A new power to temporarily control potentially harmful new drugs came into effect overnight, alongside an importation ban on two substances closely linked to chemicals found in ‘legal high’ brand ‘Ivory Wave’.”

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Home Office, 15th November 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Men jailed for mistaken identity murder in Catford – BBC News

Posted October 21st, 2011 in drug offences, mistaken identity, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two killers who shot a man in a ‘roadside execution’ in front of his wife in south London have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 21st October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former Met police detectives cleared as retrial collapses – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2011 in conspiracy, corruption, drug offences, news, police, retrials by sally

“One of the most significant police anti-corruption cases in modern times collapsed on Wednesday, after two former detectives, who had both served lengthy jail sentences, were cleared at a retrial.”

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The Guardian, 19th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Home Office rejects decriminalising possession of drugs for personal use – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2011 in drug offences, news, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“The Home Office has quickly rejected a call from the government’s official drug advisers to decriminalise the personal possession of all illegal drugs, including heroin and cocaine. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has said it would be better if the tens of thousands of people caught with illicit drugs were sent on drug education and awareness courses rather than punished with fines and other penalties, up to imprisonment.”

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The Guardian, 14th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teenager caught with crack cocaine and heroin in bra freed early to go to university – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2011 in appeals, drug offences, early release, education, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenage girl caught with £800 of crack cocaine and heroin in her bra has been freed from prison 15 months early so she can go to university in time for freshers’ week.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

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‘Shaman’ jailed for hallucinogenic drug potion at ‘healing’ ceremony – The Guardian

Posted September 5th, 2011 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“A British ‘shaman’ caught administering a potion containing a class-A hallucinogenic drug to 17 followers at a candlelit “healing” ceremony has been jailed for 15 months.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government plans ‘tougher approach to organised crime’ – The Independent

“The Government today promised a ‘much tougher approach to organised crime’ as it outlined a new strategy to tackle drug gangs and fraudsters.”

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The Independent, 28th July 2011

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Trainer Howard Johnson faces horse welfare inquiry – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2011 in animal cruelty, drug offences, health & safety, horse racing, news by sally

“Trainer Howard Johnson is appearing before a British Horseracing Authority inquiry on Wednesday to face horse welfare and doping charges.”

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BBC News, 20th July 2011

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Mother could be jailed after children left in hot car – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in child neglect, drug offences, news by sally

“A mother has been warned she could be jailed after she admitted leaving her three young children in a car in ‘dangerously high heat’  last Monday.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

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Grant Yuill cleared of rubbing methadone on baby’s gums – BBC News

Posted June 14th, 2011 in child cruelty, children, drug offences, news by sally

“A man has been cleared of rubbing methadone on his baby daughter’s gums.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sentencing for drug offences – reminder to contribute to consultation – Sentencing Council

Posted May 27th, 2011 in consultations, drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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Sentencing Council, 26th May 2011

Source: sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Pete Doherty jailed for possessing cocaine – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2011 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“Musician Pete Doherty has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2011

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Drug laws and bans on legal highs ‘do more harm than good’ – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2011 in drug offences, health, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Drug runners to avoid prison under sentencing guidelines – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2011 in detention, drug offences, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sentencing for drugs offences – public consultation launched on new guideline for judges – Sentencing Council

Posted March 28th, 2011 in consultations, drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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Sentencing Council, 28th March 2011

Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

Lecturer jailed over fake sex drug plan – The Independent

Posted February 25th, 2011 in conspiracy, drug offences, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”

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The Independent, 24th February 2011

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Four men jailed over £2m cannabis farm in Essex – BBC news

Posted February 11th, 2011 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“Four men found at a large cannabis factory in Essex have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk