Bath drug dealers jailed after Snow Hill police operation – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed after a police operation targeting drug dealing in a city suburb.’
BBC News, 20th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: drug offences
Spiking: Low conviction rate is shocking, say victims – BBC News
‘A student who suspects she was a victim of spiking has said the low conviction rate is shocking but not surprising.’
BBC News, 15th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Synthetic opioids will be banned as government acts to stop drug deaths – Home Office
‘Eleven more lethal substances to be made Class A drugs, following a recommendation by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.’
Home Office, 3rd February 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
West Midlands drug dealers jailed for Welsh county lines network – BBC News
‘Two West Midlands drug dealers have been jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine to a Welsh village.’
BBC News, 12th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football banning orders in England and Wales up 230% on last season – The Guardian
‘Football banning orders issued in relation to matches in England and Wales have increased notably in the first half of this season compared with the same period last season, according to police figures.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed after getting haircut with loaded gun in Derby – BBC News
‘A drug dealer has been jailed for five years after being found with a loaded gun in a Derby barbershop.’
BBC News, 11th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Holmfirth: Father and son sentenced over £900k cash forgery ring – BBC News
‘A father and son who admitted running a “sophisticated and lucrative” fake money operation worth nearly £1m in West Yorkshire have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 15th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Charlton fan becomes first supporter in UK to face grounds ban over drug offence – The Independent
‘A Charlton Athletic fan has become the first person in the UK to be banned from attending matches for drug offences, a police force has said.’
The Independent, 9th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Electrician jailed for sharing videos of child he drugged and then raped – The Independent
‘An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed.’
The Independent, 8th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ramsgate crash: Drug-driver who killed father and daughter jailed – BBC News
‘A drug-driver who killed a pregnant woman and her father when he mowed them down after mounting a pavement has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four found guilty of jury tampering in Warwick drugs trial – BBC News
‘Four people have been found guilty of trying to fix the trial of a drugs kingpin.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nightclub spiking: Police apology after victim waits five months for test result – BBC News
‘A woman who had been injected with morphine in a nightclub waited five months for test results after reporting the attack to the police.’
BBC News, 5th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
County lines dealers jailed for funnelling drugs into towns – BBC News
‘Six people have been jailed for funnelling drugs with a street value of about £250,000 into Midlands towns.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Road haulage operators convicted of involvement in an over £100m money laundering scam – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Six defendants including a senior manager and two drivers of a road haulage business have been found guilty on Friday 18 November 2022 of running a large-scale money laundering operation involving in excess of £100 million in cash.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Child slave’s cannabis farm conviction overturned – BBC News
‘A man’s cannabis growing conviction has been overturned after it was found he was compelled to commit the crime as a modern slavery victim when he was 17.’
BBC News, 28th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for pair who exploited 13-year-old drug mule – The Independent
‘A “callous” couple who exploited a 13-year-old boy to run heroin and crack cocaine from London to Kent as part of a county lines drugs operation have been jailed for a total of 12 years.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wife’s ‘nightmare’ as man waits four years for trial – BBC News
‘The wife of a man who has been told he will spend at least four years and four months in jail before standing trial says she is living in a “nightmare”.’
BBC News, 14th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
St Helens: Brothers jailed for driving van at police officer – BBC News
‘Two brothers have been jailed after a van was driven at a police officer leaving him with serious injuries.’
BBC News, 12th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dudley couple tried to bring £1.75m of cocaine into UK – BBC News
‘Two people who tried to smuggle up to £1.75m of cocaine into the UK had their goods replaced by wooden blocks.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Repellent and appalling’ sex offender jailed for groping teen girl on train – The Independent
‘A “dangerous” sex offender with more than 90 criminal convictions has been jailed for groping a teenage girl on a train.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
