Disgust as stickers branding Dundee as ‘European drug death capital’ plastered across city
Support workers have been left sickened after stickers were posted around Dundee highlighting the city’s grim claim to fame as Europe’s drug deaths capital.
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Substance use recovery session to be held in Dundee
A substance use, stigma and supporting recovery awareness session is to take place in Dundee.
Four due in court after ‘£100k of heroin and cocaine seized in drugs bust’ at Dundee home
Four people are due in court following a raid on a Dundee home.
Man jailed for attacking cop after being taken to Ninewells for swallowing drugs during raid
A man who swallowed drugs to avoid being found in possession of illegal substances – then assaulted a police officer at Ninewells Hospital – has been sent to jail.
Dundee drugs worker says homeless shelter bosses ‘scared to admit substance issue’
A drugs worker has claimed a meeting with homeless shelter bosses was cancelled because they are “scared” to admit to issues with substance abuse inside their walls.
Fentanyl and cocaine deaths continue to rise
Deaths involving powerful painkiller fentanyl have risen by almost a third, official figures show.
Local mum believes medicinal cannabis will give Blake, 6, a better life
A Tayside mum is hoping that the legalisation of medicinal cannabis later this year will give her child a better life.
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.
Police and prison staff launch crackdown on contraband being smuggled into local jail
Local police and prison staff have worked together in a bid to stop contraband into jail.
‘Buckets’ of ‘dangerous’ fake Valium tablets costing 20p each flooding Dundee
“Bucketloads” of fake Valium tablets costing as little as 20p each are flooding into Dundee from Liverpool – and it’s claimed they are being sold openly in the city centre.
Dundee residents in shock as police find £12k of heroin at quiet sheltered housing complex
Residents at a quiet sheltered housing complex were left stunned when police carried out a drugs raid at the property.
Folk in Dundee multi ‘terrified to let children out’ due to needle finds and anti-social behaviour
People living in a Dundee tower block say they are terrified to let their children out to play as antisocial issues “spiral out of control”.
Duo who ran £27k drug-running operation in Tayside bid to reduce prison terms
Two men responsible for a £27,000 drug running operation in Tayside are appealing their prison terms.
Dopey dealer’s £45k drugs stash rumbled when he stopped off in Overgate toilets to smoke heroin
A dopey dealer caught red handed with more than £45,000 worth of drugs after stopping at a shopping centre to smoke some of his stash and setting off the fire alarms has been jailed for three years.
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.
Doctors should be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis – advisory body
Doctors should be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients in the UK, the official body which advises the Government on drugs has said.
Dealer faces jail for selling etizolam from his home in a Dundee multi
A dealer is facing jail after admitted selling drugs from his Adamson Court home.
Fears that ‘significant’ rise in purity of cocaine could lead to more deaths in Dundee
A drugs worker has warned of a “significant” rise in the purity of cocaine circulating in the city – which he said could lead to an increase in the number of drug-related deaths.
VIDEO: Footage from inside raided Dundee home released as trio jailed for £400k drugs operation
Three men caught with £400,000 worth of cocaine have been jailed for a total of more than 13 years.
Watchdog ‘unclear’ why jail stopped using X-ray body scanner
One of Britain’s largest prisons stopped using an X-ray body scanner for “legal reasons” even though similar devices are in place at other jails, according to a report.