Tag: drugs

Huge increases in drug seizures at Scottish jails

Court & Crime

Deadline News Journalist - May 10, 2016

MASSIVE increases in seizures of heroin, cannabis and tablets across Scotland’s prisons have been revealed by prison officials. The quantity of heroin seized in Scottish...

Scots police post handy “shop a rival dealer” form online

Scottish News

Peter Laing - October 28, 2015

SCOTS police have posted a cut-out form that drug dealers can use to shop their rivals. Officers in Edinburgh, which is suffering the country’s highest...

Social care director slams drug funding reductions

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 25, 2015

A DIRECTOR of one of Scotland’s largest social care agencies has said it was “deeply distressing” that the number of drugs related deaths was...

£300,000 cannabis farm found just yards away from Scotland’s busiest court

Scottish News

Peter Laing - July 30, 2015

A £300,000 cannabis farm has been found - just yards away from Scotland’s busiest court. The huge hoard of plants was discovered by drug squad...

£4m study to see whether antibiotics and paracetamol can help stroke patients

Health

Deadline News Journalist - July 29, 2015

Treating stroke patients with antibiotics and paracetamol could save up to 25,000 lives each year, researchers have said. A £4m study is to investigate whether...