drug dealers: Last News

A trio of drug dealers were hauled off a plane at Manchester Airport as they were about to fly to Ibiza. The three men, who hid behind the anonymous usernames "Mucky Mouth", "Frosty Finger" and "Wireless Dove", had tens of thousands of pounds and luxury watches seized from them after they were stopped.

Drug dealers used the Royal Mail to deliver large quantities of cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy to customers across the north west, a court heard. Trent Gordon, 30, and failed accountant Deane Hassan, 27, were caught red-handed when police raided their homes and found cash, drugs and packaging.

Scores of people have been jailed for drugs offences in Greater Manchester in 2023. Some were part of small operations. Others were cogs in are sophisticated empires with dozens of footsoldiers - or leading from the very top.

Two men who sold kilos of cocaine at a ‘wholesale’ level have been locked up. Atiq Arif, 49, and Mohammed Sharif, 43, both used the Encrochat handle ‘FlyingHorse’ to flog cocaine, amphetamine, ketamine and cannabis at ‘wholesale’ levels.

Drug dealers acting on the orders of a crime gang were caught with snap bags of cocaine hidden in a sock as cops targeted a city centre 'hotspot'. Haziz Muka, 23, and Elidon Jukaj, 24, were spotted by police in a car in Manchester city centre.

Reading & Leeds festival have announced that they have increased security to “weed out” drug dealers operating at the site.The new measures have been introduced following the death of a teenager at the festival last year, an inquest has heard.16-year-old David Celino fell ill after taking ecstasy at the 2022 edition of the festival at Leeds, which his group of friends purchased from a dealer in the Camping Plus area of the site. He was later taken to a hospital, where he died on August 28.In an inquest into his son’s death, Celino’s father, Gianpiero, shared his concerns that the festival was not safe for under-18s, and pushed for a bar on 16 and 17-year-olds from attending the live music event.Now Melvin Benn, the managing director of Festival Republic, has told Celino’s parents of the “genuine sorrow” he felt after their son’s death.

Police dogs caught two alleged drug dealers in Edinburgh after cops responded to reports of a gang of armed men.

A Lanarkshire man caught with heroin worth nearly £10,000 was a "useful idiot" for drug dealers, his lawyer has claimed.

A huge drug dealing operation was rumbled after a secret tiny phone was recovered from the leader’s prison cell. Ashley Blackett, 35, was serving time in custody when prison officers raided his cell and found bags of heroin along with the small Zanco phone.

Three men have been jailed for a total of 14 years after pleading guilty to running a county drugs line from London to Scotland.

The heartbroken dad of tragic teen Grace Handling is ramping up his campaign for a law change targeting drug dealers. Stewart Handling will directly lobby law chiefs undertaking a review of homicide laws.

The grieving dad of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy has called for a law targeting killer drug dealers.

Two men who became drug dealers after one lost his job during the pandemic and the other used it to 'get by' after being left homeless have been jailed. Jake Twist, 22, and Liam Phoenix, 22, were sentenced after a heroin and cocaine raid.

The Baltimore Banner.  The studio creating the show, Endeavor Content, confirmed the incident in a statement to Deadline and said nobody was injured. 'Friday afternoon, on the Baltimore set of our production Lady in the Lake, prior to the arrival of the cast and crew, per their call time, a driver on our production crew was confronted by two men, one of whom brandished a gun directed at our driver, and then they fled the location.

Two drug dealers have been jailed after cocaine was imported in the post from Colombia. The pair were caught after the secret communications network they used was smashed.

Criminals thought the expensive phones allowed them to deal drugs and commit offences with impunity. But over the past few months, dozens of them have faced justice after the messages they thought were secret became very public.

Scots drug dealers are brazenly selling crystal meth, cocaine and cannabis on classified ads site Craigslist - by listing drugs under the guise of power tools and crockery.

Two drug dealers were caught on camera making gun gestures and posing with an axe.

Two drug dealers were caught with ‘bricks’ of cannabis resin hidden under a car seat.

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