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Drug lords at top of 'The Family' cocaine and heroin empire fight to keep luxury property

The court had heard that between 2008 and 2009 the organised crime group concocted a "sophisticated" plot to get a 40 tonne shipment of cocaine from Colombia to Britain.

Daily Record

Edinburgh locals warned 'stay away' as gangster with links to capital escapes jail

The 39-year-old escaped from HMP Castle Huntly on Sunday where he was serving a sentence for dealing heroin and firing a shotgun outside an Edinburgh pub in 2008

Edinburgh Live

Cocaine and heroin godfathers 'The Family' fight to keep luxury property

Mehmet Baybasin worked alongside a Liverpool criminal firm to import massive quantities of cocaine

Liverpool Echo

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Heroin and crack dealer who offered 'fat bags for 20' caught when he ordered taxi

'Trusted lieutenant' was put in charge of manning graft phone for the 'Bevo Line'

Liverpool Echo

32kg of Australia-bound heroin seized at Bangkok Port

Authorities have seized about 32 kilogrammes of heroin, stuffed inside boxes of pain-relief patches at the Bangkok Port. The drugs were destined for Melbourne, Australia.

Bangkok Post

Crime boss who amassed £28million empire has cars and luxury watches seized

Jordan Talbot was jailed in 2021 for 21 years and nine months after EncroChat leaks revealed he was involved in a plot to flood the country with more than 500kg in heroin and crack cocaine.

Daily Record

Royal Navy warship crew seize more than £10million worth of drugs

The Type 23 frigate captured more than seven tons of hashish, heroin and methamphetamine

Wales Online

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Federal government funding shake-up risks leaving thousands of Queensland, NSW opioid addicts with nowhere to go for treatment

More than a dozen private opioid treatment services in Queensland and New South Wales are at risk of closure because of changes announced in last month's federal budget, say clinic operators.

ABC News

Grandad's heroin-smuggling gang partied in Las Vegas while still claiming benefits

Stanley Feerick was jailed this week after his drug-trafficking gang visited Las Vegas, while claiming benefits and transporting drugs across the country

Daily Mirror

Heroin gang led by lorry driver granddad partied in Vegas while claiming benefits

Stanley Feerick, 68, used his job as as cover to transport hundreds of thousands of pounds of the Class A drug across the country

Manchester Evening News

Grandad lorry driver jailed over 'industrial scale' £1m drug factory in Motherwell

Stanley Feerick was arrested while driving a lorry containing heroin worth £300,000. He trafficked the drugs across the UK and has now been locked away after being caught.

Glasgow Live

Heroin trafficker grandad's gang holidayed in Las Vegas while claiming benefits

The gang headed to Sin City while claiming government support

Liverpool Echo

Grandad lorry driver caged over 'industrial scale' £1m drug factory in Scotland

Stanley Feerick was the final person to be sentenced for his role in the operation, after being arrested while driving a lorry containing heroin worth £300,000.

Daily Record

Grandad puffed out cheeks and said 'wow' as he's jailed over £1m drug gang

Pensioner was part of £1million amphetamine lab gang who carried out dodgy dealings in Costco car park

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Family holiday ruined after heroin user broke into home and stole heirlooms

John Wilson targeted the home when they went away

Wales Online

Man who lost job during pandemic 'enlisted' to work for London county lines drugs gang

Builder Adrian Simjak was used by a London criminal gang to deal heroin and crack cocaine to addicts on the streets of Swansea

Daily Mirror

Conor McGregor responds to cocaine accusation from UFC rival with “heroin addict” jibe

UFC welterweight Matt Brown took aim at McGregor in a recent interview, much to the Irishman's annoyance; inducing a series of aggressive tweets

Daily Mirror

Davina McCall fears for daughters as she suggests taking pill led to her heroin addiction

The much-loved TV presenter is at the forefront of a women’s health revolution, and has shared her fears about the contraceptive pill after doing extensive research on it for her new documentary

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Liverpool Echo

EncroChat ‘Carbonzero’, racist thug and woman beater among criminals jailed this week

Here are the faces of six criminals jailed this week

Daily Mirror

Sister of UK's first flesh-eating zombie drug victim issues warning over 'evil killer'

Karl Warburton has become the first person to die of xylazine in the UK - and his sister Diane has spoken about her fears that the killer drug could cause even more deaths around the UK

The New Daily

Alleged heroin kingpin brought back from Turkey to face possible life sentence

The alleged mastermind of the largest heroin importations in recent history is facing life behind bars, Australian Federal Police say

ABC News

AFP arrest man at Sydney airport allegedly behind one of Australia's biggest ever heroin importations

Federal police work with Turkish authorities to arrest Guy Habkouk, who they allege was behind the shipment of almost 350 kilograms of heroin in December 2020.

Liverpool Echo

EncroChat dealer ‘Carbonzero’ used car hire company as front to sell heroin and cocaine

The 43-year-old was found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court

The Conversation

Tranq: first UK death from the flesh-rotting 'zombie drug' xylazine

The flesh-rotting “zombie drug” xylazine has been wreaking havoc in the US. Now it’s in the UK. A toxicology report showed that a middle-aged man from Solihull, England, died from the effects of xylazine, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.

Daily Record

Scots dad who was reunited with daughter after beating heroin addiction bids to help others

Barry began using heroin and crack cocaine as he experienced homelessness for six years, in and out of hostels in the city and receiving support from Glasgow City Mission.

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