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SCDEA launch cannabis crackdown »

A new campaign urging the public to help police weed out cannabis cultivation in Scotland has been launched. The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) is asking the public to provide anonymous information on houses and flats that they su...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Debbie Smith | Read more »

Seventh man dies from anthrax poisoning »

Seventh man dies from anthrax poisoning

A prominent drugs campaigner has called for a change in the law after a seventh man died from injecting heroin laced with anthrax. Gaille McCann, a former Glasgow City councillor who founded Mothers Against Drugs, also criticised the advice provided b...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by John Hislop | Read more »

Anthrax outbreak: Seven reasons to get radical »

The news that Professor David Nutt has founded an independent advisory group on controlled substances following his dismissal from his role at the head of the government-sanctioned Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs must come as welcome news to th...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 | Read more »

Drug advisers depart as report shows Britain is drug hotspot »

Last month an 18 year old girl was with friends at a car park on the outskirts of Edinburgh when, after inhaling gas from a lighter, she collapsed and later died in hospital. Solvent abuse, such as sniffing glue, inhaling gas from aerosols, is conside...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Police city raids uncover serious crime network  »

Police Tape

Lothian and Borders Police have allegedly cracked a large-scale organised crime network following a number of raids across the city. Police targeted a total of 18 houses as part of an ongoing operation aimed at reducing organised crime activity throug...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

Cannabis: Throwing the first stone »

Joint

The government's £2.2m campaign against cannabis has again brought the long-running debate over the drug into the spotlight. The campaign itself is arguably better than some previous campaigns from the "just say no" era, at least attempting to en...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Steve Rolles | Read more »

Rave drug Ketamine targeted for reclassification »

Rave

The drug Ketamine, a horse tranquilliser that was used to treat soldiers in Vietnam, is being taken recreationally by more and more young people, according to a recent report. The drug—which can be swallowed or injected—was previously cons...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »

Mobile drugs tests trialed in Scotland »

Drug test machine

Lothian and Borders police have confirmed their hope to introduce the hand-held machine across Scotland after a successful pilot in Aberdeen. Known as the "itemiser," the device allows door staff or police officers to swab, as a condition of entry, a ...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Nina Conlon | Read more »

Appeals for witnesses following alleged drugs feud killing »

Martyn Barclay

The parents of a man shot dead in the south of Edinburgh have appealed for witnesses as local reports indicate that he was caught up in an Edinburgh drugs feud. A 26 year-old father-of-one, Martyn Barclay was found in the early hours of Saturday 17 Ja...

Sun 25 Jan 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

£800,000 cocaine stash seized at Edinburgh Airport »

Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh police have hailed an operation at Edinburgh airport which resulted in the seizure of 16 kilograms of internationally trafficked cocaine, with an estimated street value of £800,000. The find on 11 November is the largest single recover...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

Policeman held on drugs charges »

Glasgow Professor calls for crack-down on drug misuse

Lothian and Borders Police have arrested two men, aged 28 and 27, charged with alleged drugs offences following a police investigation.The force confirmed that one of the accused has been serving as uniformed police officer. The policeman has now been ...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

Police drugs crackdown nets major heroin stash »

Lothian and Borders Police claim to have broken a major drug dealing ring in a high-profile sting operation. The sting, which went on for 48 hours and took place in the areas of Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Pathhead, Gorebridge and Loanhead saw officers arre...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

A tough pill to swallow »

Simon Mundy

A quarter of a million Britons risked seven-year jail terms last month to buy ecstasy from dealers who could face life in prison. That’s what the law says, anyway. Since 1977, the Home Office has categorised MDMA as a class A illegal drug, reflec...

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Simon Mundy | Read more »

Living on the brutal edge of society »

The difficulties and dangers that our homeless face are the harshest bi-products of our society. Drug addiction, alcoholism, housing problems, violence, unemployment and discrimination are all issues that are concentrated amongst the homeless. Their pl...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

Edinburgh drugs bust nets grandmother »

A 38-year-old grandmother has been jailed for over three-and-a-half years after being caught couriering £200,000 worth of cocaine from Liverpool to Edinburgh.Wendy Young, 38, of Niddrie House Gardens, was arrested on the A702 between Biggar and E...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 | Read more »

No drugs amnesty for capital after all... »

Glasgow Professor calls for crack-down on drug misuse

Lothian and Borders Police were left slightly bemused last week to find a local newspaper carrying reports of an impending "drugs amnesty" despite no such plans existing.The article, published in the Edinburgh Evening News on Monday 26 Novemb...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Government must show "zero tolerance" on drugs, says expert »

Glasgow Professor calls for crack-down on drug misuse

A leading Scottish expert on drug abuse has called for a "zero tolerance" strategy from the Scottish government in dealing with illegal drugs.Professor Neil McKeganey of the University of Glasgow said that the drug situation in Scotland had r...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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