Tag: Heroin

Social media users left divided after police force’s post lecturing heroin user on “three valuable lessons” following arrest

Court & Crime

Ivan Prothero - March 31, 2023

SOCIAL media users have been left divided by a police force's post lecturing a heroin user on "three valuable lessons" to take away from...

Key player in heroin trade ordered to pay £58,000

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - January 29, 2015

A KEY player in Scotland’s international drug trade who tried to ship heroin disguised as breadsticks has been ordered to pay £48,000. Richard Harrison, 58,...

Addicts mark veins out of the blue

Court & Crime

Deadline News Journalist - January 1, 2015

THE BLUE lights in Edinburgh Sheriff Courts toilets are no deterrent for heroin users as they pre-mark their arms before entering the building. Users have...

£50,000 drug bust in Dumfries

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - November 13, 2014

POLICE SCOTLAND seized £50,000 worth of drugs from two properties in Dumfries. The sizeable quantities of drugs included £38,000 worth of heroin and over £12,000...

Over £25,000 confiscated from east of Scotland heroin dealers

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 18, 2012

MORE than £25,000 has been confiscated from two heroin dealers. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, a Confiscation Order for £17,488.73 was made against Eric Gorman,...

£300k taken from Scots drug dealers

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 5, 2012

COURT officials have confiscated almost £300,000 from two drug dealers. John James, 49, and Stephen Rollo, 41, were ordered to hand over cash at Edinburgh...

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