Drug trafficker who ran into the North Sea during a police chase jailed for five and a half years
A drug trafficker who ran into the North Sea in a bid to evade justice has been jailed for more than five-and-a-half years.
Drugs
Hundreds arrested as police disrupt county lines drugs gangs
More than 200 people have been arrested as part of a cross-country operation targeting county lines drug supplies.
‘Day of action’ leads to £5,500 of drugs seized and 38 vulnerable people safeguarded in north-east
Police seized drugs worth more than £5,500 drugs as part of a crackdown on dealers in the north-east.
Almost £50,000 in cash seized, 10kg of cannabis and 223 people reported in north-east in just August
More than 220 people have been reported in connection with drug offences in just one month.
Three men in court after crackdown on drugs and organised crime in Aberdeen
Three men have appeared in court following a major crackdown on drugs and organised crime in Aberdeen.
Former drug addict opens safe consumption van for substance users
A former drug addict has converted a minivan into a safe consumption room for substance users in a bid to reduce death rates.
£4.5m haul seized after neighbourhood police officers sniff out cannabis factory
Police officers have sniffed out a haul of cannabis worth £4.5 million at a warehouse in Lancashire.
North-east communities reveal plans for gatherings to mark Overdose Awareness Day
Communities in Aberdeenshire have revealed their plans for remembrance gatherings to take place on International Overdose Awareness Day at the end of this month.
Man and woman in court after £144,000 of cannabis recovered in Aberdeen
Two people have appeared in court after cannabis worth more than £140,000 was recovered in Aberdeen.
Two people charged after cocaine and heroin seized
Two people have been charged after drugs worth £8,000 were recovered in Shetland.
Aberdeen man fined for growing cannabis
An Aberdeen man has been fined after admitting growing cannabis plants.
Aberdeen man caught with drugs and list of names and addresses
A man has been handed unpaid work after police caught him with hundreds of pounds worth of cannabis, as well as a list of names and sums of money.
Revealed: Number of needles and syringes handed out to drug users by NHS Grampian
The number of injection outlets created for the supply of safe equipment to drug users has increased in the past few years, although less needles are being given out.
Man in court after police stop vehicle and recover almost £17,000 of heroin in Aberdeen
A man has appeared in court after police stopped a vehicle in Aberdeen and recovered almost £17,000 worth of heroin.
North-east man fined after trying to swallow £150 of cocaine
Christopher Matthews, 43, was caught with three rocks of cocaine after a member of the public spotted a drug deal happening and called police.
Drug addicts given fewer clean needles, report finds
The number of clean needles given to drug addicts has dropped by 21% in less than a decade.
Man left his jacket in Aberdeen bar by mistake with £1,400 of cocaine and heroin in pockets
A reveller was caught with £1,400 worth of cocaine and heroin - after leaving the drugs in his jacket which he forgot in an Aberdeen bar.
Online deliveries of cocaine, speed and ecstasy rise during the lockdown, drugs tsar warns
The use of online deliveries to supply cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy has accelerated during the coronavirus crisis, Scotland’s drugs tsar has said.
Driver charged with doing 90mph while allegedly five times over alcohol limit
A man has been charged with being five times over the legal drink-driving limit while allegedly doing 90mph on a main north road.
Amber Heard says claims she is a regular drug user ‘just not true’
Amber Heard has insisted that accusations she regularly uses drugs are “just not true”.
Man, 19, charged after £3,500 of cannabis recovered from Aberdeen property
A man has been charged after cannabis worth £3,500 was recovered from an Aberdeen property.
Johnny Depp ‘wouldn’t be alive without Amber Heard’s drug detox help’
Johnny Depp thanked Amber Heard for getting him “clean” on a detox trip to his private island in the Bahamas and told her mother that, without the help of his then-fiancee, he “wouldn’t be alive”.
Man tried to swallow drugs and struggled with police in Aberdeen
A man has admitted attempting to swallow drugs and struggling with police in Aberdeen.
London pair in dock after cops seize cannabis plants worth up to £400,000 in Aberdeen
Two men have appeared in court after police discovered hundreds of cannabis plants worth up to £400,000 in properties in Aberdeen.
Man charged following cannabis recovery in Aberdeen
A man has been charged after cannabis worth more than £3,000 was seized in Aberdeen.
Burma destroys seized drugs worth more than 800 million dollars
More than 839 million US dollars (£666 million) worth of seized illegal drugs were destroyed in Burma on Friday to mark the annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, officials said.
Man pulled knife and threatened to kill woman in Aberdeen drug deal which ‘went wrong’
A drug addict pulled a knife on a woman at an Aberdeen bus stop and threatened to kill her in a drug deal which "went wrong", a court has heard.
Police seize drugs worth £3,000 during vehicle search in north-east town
Police have seized more than £3,000 worth of drugs and a low four-figure sum of cash while searching a vehicle in the north-east.
Aberdeen man threw drugs and tried to drive away from police
An Aberdeen man has admitted trying to drive away from police and throwing drugs from a vehicle.
Man, 32, charged after cocaine and cash seized in Aberdeen
A man has been charged after cocaine and thousands of pounds of cash were recovered from an Aberdeen property.