Tropical fish plot cocaine smugglers jailed – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for trying to smuggle cocaine with a street value of £1.6m from Colombia to Nottingham in bags of tropical fish.”
BBC News, 24th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: drug trafficking
In re Peacock (Secretary of State for the Home Dept intervening) – WLR Daily
In re Peacock (Secretary of State for the Home Dept intervening): [2012] UKSC 5; [2012] WLR (D) 42
“Where a compensation order had been made against a convicted drug trafficker under the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (which applied where the relevant conviction was before 24 March 2003) to recover an amount equal to his benefit from that criminal activity, but the actual amount of the order was for a lesser sum as being his only realisable assets at the time of conviction, the court could later increase the amount of the order under section 16 of the Act to take account of assets he had legitimately acquired after release from prison.”
WLR Daily, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Young footballer died from misadventure, jury rules – BBC News
“An inquest jury has returned a verdict of death by misadventure in the case of a young footballer who died when a bag of cocaine split inside his body.”
BBC News, 20th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drugs smuggler ordered to pay £2.6m – The Independent
“A drugs gang ‘Mr Big’ who smuggled £25 million of cannabis into the UK from Holland in lorry loads of flowers has been ordered to pay £2.6 million.”
The Independent, 17th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Guidelines for drugs offences: an overview – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Last week, the Sentencing Council issued new definitive guidelines on drug offences that signify a more pragmatic and reasonable approach towards drug sentencing.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th January 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Drug guidelines suggest lighter sentences for ‘social dealers’ – The Guardian
“Recreational drug users who naively buy small quantities to share with their friends could avoid jail under sentencing guidelines for drug offences published on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for drug offences – Sentencing Council
“Today, the Sentencing Council is publishing a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of drug offences.”
Sentencing Council, 24th January 2012
Drug dealer Andre James jailed for gun crime wins ‘human rights’ case – Daily Telegraph
“Foreign drug-dealer and gun criminal Andre James has been allowed to stay in Britain partly because he would return to a life of crime if he was deported.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Torquay man jailed after hiding 2kg of cocaine – BBC News
“A man who hid more than 2kg of cocaine in his Devon property has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 16th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed for £4bn cocaine smuggling plot – BBC News
“Drug dealers from Liverpool and London who plotted to flood the UK with £4bn of cocaine have been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie Blair criticised by appeal court for not jailing cocaine smuggler – The Guardian
“Barrister Cherie Blair has been criticised by the court of appeal for not jailing a cocaine smuggler when sitting as a judge at a crown court. Appeal judge Lord Justice Pitchford suggested that Blair’s decision to give Lee Williams a 12-month suspended sentence, following a trial at Isleworth crown court earlier this year, was ‘remarkable’.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-counsellor jailed for drugs plot – The Independent
“A former drugs counsellor who visited schools to warn youngsters about the dangers has been jailed for 12 years for his role in a £1.3 million heroin smuggling plot.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2011
Baby powder heroin plot men jailed at Hull court – BBC News
“Two men from Hull have been jailed for their parts in an operation to smuggle heroin with a street value of £13m in packets of baby powder.”
BBC News, 28th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New strategy to strike at the heart of organised crime – Home Office
“The government is today launching a strategy to crack down on serious and organised criminals. Profiling organised criminals, disrupting the finances of criminal networks and establishing a new organised crime co-ordination centre are among the range of actions set out in the new strategy, announced by Home Office minister James Brokenshire today.”
Home Office, 28th July 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Pair jailed for £13 million heroin plot – The Independent
“Two men have been jailed for a combined total of 20 years for their roles in a ‘simple but ingenious’ plot to bring millions of pounds worth of heroin into the UK disguised as baby powder.”
The Independent, 28th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£50m Wales heroin gang jailed for almost 70 years – BBC News
“Gang members who planned to flood south Wales with drugs worth £50m have been jailed for a total of almost 70 years.”
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BBC News, 17th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison drug smugglers warned by Lord Judge – BBC News
“Anyone caught smuggling drugs into prison should face longer ‘deterrent’ sentences, the country’s most senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed over Heathrow cocaine seizure – UK Border Agency
“A PR consultant from London has been jailed for 7 years for attempting to smuggle more than £500,000 of high purity cocaine into the UK through Heathrow Airport.”
UK Border Agency. 7th June 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
‘Lobster pot’ cocaine plotters are convicted – UK Border Agency
“Five men who plotted to collect 255kg of high-purity cocaine in the English Channel and import it into the UK have been convicted and handed prison sentences totalling 104 years.”
UK Border Agency, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Corrupt prison officer jailed – The Independent
“Police today pledged to crack down on corrupt prison officers after a male officer was jailed for smuggling drugs to inmates.”
The Independent, 28th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
