Drugs worth more than £820,000 recovered in Highlands and Islands
More than £820,000 worth of drugs have been seized in a four-week operation in the Highlands and Islands.
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Prisons minister ‘pretty confident’ of keeping job after hosting governors
The prisons minister has declared he is “pretty confident” he will keep his job after pledging to resign if a safety drive fails.
Man charged after £68,000 cannabis find in west end of Glasgow
A man has been charged after cannabis plants worth around £68,000 were recovered by police.
Huge cannabis haul worth £1.4 million seized in Glasgow
Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of around £1.4 million have been recovered.
Jail for Dundee drug dealer who showed cops his £39k stash to ‘save them the bother’ of looking
A drug dealer who showed cops his stash after they knocked on his door to “save them the bother” of looking has been jailed.
Two charged after £65,000 of drugs found in Glasgow city centre
Two men have been arrested after drugs with a street value of around £65,000 were seized.
‘Street Valium’ linked to sharp rise in Glasgow drug deaths
Street drugs being sold as Valium have been linked to an “unprecedented” number of fatal overdoses in Glasgow.
Chickens could provide cheap method of producing drugs, research suggests
Chickens could soon offer a cost-effective way of producing high quality drugs to use on patients, new research has suggested.
FedEx courier relives shocking moment he found drug addict slumped on Dundee street
A courier driver has relived the harrowing moment he found a drug user slumped in the middle of the road.
Human rights of Dundee drug addicts ‘are not being respected’
The human rights of drug users being treated for addiction are not being respected, Dundee’s drugs commission has heard.
Police find drugs hidden in box labelled ‘not dope’
An attempt to keep drugs hidden away by keeping them in a box labelled “not dope” proved unsuccessful as police swooped on the suspicious object.
REVEALED: Dundee postcode with highest number of drug deaths
More than a dozen people in Dundee lost their lives to drugs in the first half of 2018, new figures have revealed.
HEARTBREAKING: The Dundee babies born into drug addiction
New figures have revealed more than a dozen babies were born addicted to drugs in Dundee this year.
Dozens of kids admitted to Tayside A&E due to drugs
Dozens of children have been admitted to Tayside’s A&E departments for drug overdoses.
British drugs kingpin jailed in France after 1.3 tonne cocaine seizure
A British drugs kingpin who rose through the ranks to command a widely feared global network has been jailed for 22 years in France, officials have said.
Exercise as effective as drugs in lowering high blood pressure – study
Exercise could be just as effective in lowering high blood pressure as prescribed medication, a study has said.
More than 500 kits in Dundee to bring overdosed drug users ‘back from the brink of death’
More than 500 kits aimed at bringing drug users who overdose back from the brink of death have been supplied in Dundee through a new scheme.
Dundee man with drugs billed £10 per fortnight
A 33-year-old man had drugs.
Drugs worth £350,000 seized from car in Glasgow
Police have seized £350,000 worth of drugs after searching a car in Glasgow.
Dundee women ‘need their own plan to combat drug deaths’
The commission set up to address drug deaths in Dundee has been told that unique approaches for women need to be considered to better tackle issues that lead to overdoses.