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£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 »

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 by Hamish Fergusson | 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 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

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