Two men charged after drugs worth £2,000 seized in north-east
Two men have been charged after £2,000 worth of drugs were seized in the north-east.
Drugs
Aberdeen in Recovery: ‘Support may have saved my mum’s life as I battled addiction’
A former Aberdeen drug addict who now helps others on their road to recovery has told how he believes a family support group could have saved his mother’s life.
Fingerprint test can tell if someone has used heroin, even after washing hands
Advanced technology that can tell whether a person has used heroin even if they wash their hands could help police identify drug users and dealers.
Home Office insists there are ‘no plans’ to decriminalise possession of drugs
The Home Office has insisted it has “no plans” to decriminalise the possession of drugs – despite a second Westminster committee now calling for this.
Aberdeen man jailed after £140 worth of drugs discovered in police raid
An Aberdeen man has been jailed after police raided his home and found up to £140 of drugs.
North-east pub bosses hit out at customers taking drugs, smashing mirrors and abusing staff
They want customers to treat the pub as though it were their own home – rather than as a “kids’ creche” with a warning of “you may get a blender across your face if you scream at staff for another voddy and coke when you’ve had enough”.
Three charged after cocaine and cannabis recovered in north-east town
Three people have been charged after drugs worth £2,000 were seized in a north-east town.
Man arrested after drugs seized in Aberdeen
A man has been arrested after drugs were seized in Aberdeen.
Road ban for Aberdeen woman, 55, after driving on drugs
A woman has been banned from the road and handed unpaid work after admitting driving while unfit due to drugs.
£600 fine north-east man caught with drugs stash three days after wedding
Callum Auchinachie was driving along the A96 near Drimmies Farm, Inverurie, on April 18 when police stopped him and found the stash.
SNP conference votes for drugs law to be devolved to allow for decriminalisation
The SNP has unanimously backed a call for control over drugs laws to be devolved to Scotland, to allow for the “decriminalisation of possession and consumption of controlled drugs”.
Drug-driver pinned man to wall with car after Aberdeen city centre crash
Christopher Clark took a cocktail of drugs and told police "it was just a bit of fun"
Record number of people taking Class A drugs, figures show
A record number of people took Class A drugs in the last year amid a rise in the use of cocaine and ecstasy, according to official figures.
Drug deaths in Wales are ‘highest on record’
Drug-related deaths in Wales are at their highest levels on record, according to a new report.
Man in court after £3,000 of heroin recovered in north-east town
A man has appeared in court after drugs valued at £3,000 were recovered in the north-east.
Boy, 16, charged after cocaine and cannabis seized in north-east town
A teenager has been charged following the recovery of cocaine and cannabis in the north-east.
Aberdeen man drove off with police officer clinging to car
A man who drove off with a terrified police officer clinging to his car for 40ft has been ordered to pay her £750 in compensation.
NHS Grampian released hard-hitting videos in bid to cut drug deaths
Health chiefs in Aberdeen have created a series of hard-hitting videos in a bid to reduce the number of north-east residents overdosing on drugs.
Warning to north-east drug dealers
A detective is warning criminals who profit from drugs: “You will face the consequences.”
Two charged after yacht carrying up to £60 million of cocaine seized
Two men have been charged after a yacht carrying cocaine with a street value of approximately £60 million was seized off the Welsh coast.
Six held after yacht carrying up to £60m of cocaine is seized
Six people have been arrested after a yacht believed to be carrying cocaine with an estimated street value of £60 million was seized off the Welsh coast.
Two million pensioners on multiple drugs could suffer severe reactions – report
Nearly two million older people are on seven or more prescription medicines and at risk of side effects which could be severe or life threatening, it is claimed.
Drug dealer jailed after raid at Aberdeen flat
Jordan Mullen appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of the class A drugs.
Shock after north-east drug death numbers reach new record
Drug deaths in the north-east are at their highest level since records began in 1996, according to new figures.
New figures reveal more than 90 drug-related deaths in north-east last year
Drug-deaths in the north-east are at their highest level in at least 10 years, new figures revealed today.
Nearly £150,000 of drugs seized in north-east in last two months
Nearly £150,000 of drugs have been seized by police in the north-east over a two-month period, new figures have revealed.
10 charged after £20,000 of cocaine, heroin and cannabis seized in Aberdeen
Drugs worth around £20,000 have been seized in Aberdeen
Traumatised Aberdeen soldier caught with £23,000 of cannabis
A former lance corporal in the army who served in Afghanistan has avoided jail after being caught with thousands of pounds of cannabis.
Ross Thomson criticised by police chief over drug centre claims
A police boss has blasted a north-east MP who claimed special centres where drug addicts can inject themselves safely don’t work.
Pursuit of a ‘Love Island body’ leads to rise in north-east residents injecting drugs
Record numbers of north-east residents are injecting themselves with drugs in a quest for the perfect body.