Pharma companies accused of taking advantage of drug shortages
Drug companies took advantage of a shortage of medicines to boost their prices, a study suggests.
Drugs
Heroin, ‘crack’ cocaine, cannabis and cash seized by police after Aberdeen raid
Drugs worth more than £6,000 have been seized by police following an operation in Aberdeen
Two men charged after police seize ‘crack’ cocaine in Aberdeen
Two men have been charged after drugs worth £1,600 were seized in Aberdeen.
Two fight for life after ‘MDMA overdose’ at festival
A 19-year-old woman and 22-year-old man are in a critical condition in hospital after suffering suspected MDMA overdoses at a festival, police said.
Sentences slashed for north-east drugs pair
Two men jailed over a £100,000 “sophisticated and co-ordinated” drugs operation in the north-east have had their sentences reduced by a year.
Two arrested over £500,000 drugs recovery
Cannabis with an estimated street value of £500,000 has been seized by police.
Man held after drugs find
A man in his forties has been arrested after cannabis and cocaine worth £100,000 was seized in Newtownards, Co Down.
Man due in court after £10,000 of drugs found in Aberdeen
Drugs worth £10,000 have been recovered in Aberdeen.
Drugs worth almost £500,000 taken off north-east streets by police
Drugs worth almost half a million pounds have been removed from Aberdeenshire streets in the last year, according to a new report.
Man jailed after being caught with £60,000 of drugs at Aberdeen property
A man has been jailed for two years after police found more than £60,000 of drugs in his property.
Aberdeen man in court over £58,000 cannabis find
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a £58,000 cannabis seizure in Aberdeen.
Five arrested after ‘significant quantity of cocaine’ seized from catamaran
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling after a catamaran was seized in the English Channel and a “significant quantity of cocaine” found.
Scotland’s drug death toll could exceed 1,000 in 2018, group warns
Drug deaths in Scotland will “almost certainly” top 1,000 in 2018 without a step change in strategy, a group calling for addicts to be prescribed heroin has warned.
Three men in Aberdeen court after police seize £8,600 of drugs
Three men have appeared in court in Aberdeen charged in connection with a drugs seizure worth more than £8,000.
Drug tunnel ran from old KFC to Mexican home
Federal authorities have discovered a sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel that went from a home in Mexico to an abandoned fast-food restaurant in Arizona.
Three men due in court after cocaine and heroin worth £8,600 seized in Aberdeen
Drugs worth around £8,600 have been seized by police in Aberdeen.
Three due in court after heroin and cannabis worth over £22,000 recovered in Aberdeen
Heroin and cannabis worth more than £22,000 has been seized by police in Aberdeen.
Aberdeenshire farm in drugs raid
Police have raided a north-east farm in connection with drugs and stolen property.
Man brought £100,000 of drugs into north-east by train
A man has admitted bringing more than £100,000 of cannabis into the north-east.
Aberdeen woman avoids jail for attacking friend with carrier bag in row over drugs
An Aberdeen woman who assaulted an acquaintance over a row about drugs has avoided jail.
Cocaine worth around £1,000 seized from property in north-east town
Drugs worth around £1,000 have been seized from a property in the north-east.
Two jailed following £175,000 drugs found in Aberdeen flat
Two Aberdeen women who were caught with drugs worth £175,000 during a police raid have each been jailed for three years.
Fentanyl and cocaine deaths continue to rise
Deaths involving powerful painkiller fentanyl have risen by almost a third, official figures show.
Drug offences in Northern Ireland increase by around a fifth
The number of drug offences in Northern Ireland increased by around a fifth over the last year, police said.
Nurse jailed for trying to smuggle cannabis and cocaine into north-east prison
A nurse who ruined her career attempting to smuggle drugs into a north-east prison has been jailed.
Two due in court after £45,000 of drugs seized in north-east town
Two men are due to appear in court after heroin and crack cocaine worth more than £45,000 were discovered in a north-east town.
Heroin seized as police carry out raids in north-east town
A "dealer quantity" of heroin has been recovered after two raids in a north-east town.
Man freed on bail after police find cannabis worth £25,000 in Aberdeen
A man has appeared in court in connection with allegations that he cultivated cannabis at a property in Aberdeen
Aberdeen man, 44, in court charged over £14,500 drugs find
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a drugs seizure in Aberdeen worth more than £14,000.
Dutch pair charged after significant amount of cocaine seized from boat
Two men have been charged after a significant amount of cocaine was seized from a boat in the English Channel.