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A mum emotionally told a court about the horrific abuse her daughter suffered at the hands of her 'evil' partner in the days before she died of a drug overdose. Charissa Brown-Wellington, 36, was found unresponsive at a house she was living at in Gorse Bank, Bury, with Bobby Hardman earlier this year.

A drug dealer has been jailed after thousands of messages concerning the supply of cannabis and cocaine were found on his phone. Police raided Kevin Wells' home in Clitheroe, Lancashire, at around 4pm on June 5, 2020, and arrested him in the kitchen.

Brittney Griner's legal team has appealed against the American basketball star's guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday.Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a Moscow airport in February amid soaring tension between Washington and Moscow, and just before Russian leader Vladimir Putin launched his ongoing assault on Ukraine.The athlete was on her way to Yekaterinburg, in western Russia, to play for a local team during the WNBA's off-season.Griner pleaded guilty to the charge but sought leniency, saying that she packed the cartridges inadvertently and marijuana was prescribed to her by a doctor in the U.S. to help her cope with pain from injuries sustained during her basketball career. In early August, a court in the Moscow region found her guilty.Before her trial began in July, the State Department designated her as being «wrongfully detained,» moving her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe LAPD is investigating whether Anne Heche was under the influence of drugs when she crashed her car into a house in Mar Vista last Friday, leaving her in a coma with severe burns.Heche’s blood showed the presence of narcotics, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Jeff Lee. But the blood draw was taken after Heche had been treated at the hospital, raising the possibility that the drugs had been administered as part of her treatment.

Officers investigating the dealing of drugs in Bury have arrested a man and seized suspected drugs following an early morning raid. Police searched a property at Thorne View, in Bury, on Wednesday morning (August 10).

A Renfrew man who has been a drug addict since he was 13 years old has been “given a chance” by a sheriff after attacking a vulnerable woman and bursting her face.

Basketball player Brittney Griner has been found guilty of smuggling drugs with criminal intent in a Russian court today and sentenced to nine years in prison, CNN reports. The Phoenix Mercury player was detained near Moscow earlier this year after security discovered a small amount of the drug in her luggage.

A new report has revealed a sharp drop in the number of drug deaths in Stirling in 2021 - but campaigners are urging caution over the issue.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years behind bars in a Russian prison on charges of smuggling drugs into the country. Wow.

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of drug charges in Russia. The 31-year-old was sentenced following her conviction for smuggling 702 grams of cannabis oil with criminal intent in February.

American basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in prison and given a fine of 1 million rubles (approximately $16,500) by a Russian court on Thursday, after she was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling. Prosecutors had asked that she receive 9 1/2 years in prison.The trial concluded nearly six months after Griner's arrest at a Moscow airport in a case that has reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russia diplomacy, with Washington proposing a prisoner exchange.

William Earl Brittney Griner, the WNBA player who was tried in Russian court for drug smuggling after bringing cannabis oil into the country, has been sentenced to nine years in jail, the Associated Press reports.President Biden issued a statement about the verdict, writing, “Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney. It’s unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates.

American basketball star Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling by a Russian court on Thursday. Prosecutors have asked that she receive 9 1/2 years in prison.

Big Brother stalwart Ulrika Jonsson, who starred in two series of the celebrity version of the show, has spilled the beans on some of the shocking antics from the programme, including drug use and stars' eating habits, ahead of its hotly-anticipated return to our screens in 2023. Having previously aired on Channel 4, the legendary fly-on-the-wall show is coming back on a different channel - and ITV confirmed it would be broadcasting it by creating the show's iconic eye in ITV logos alongside its famous music, following the final of Love Island 2022.The show focused on a number of individuals being cooped up in the same house for weeks as their environment is manipulated to cause a change in their behaviour, whilst audiences watch from home, and, after the continuing success of Love Island, ITV clearly thought now was the right time to bring Big Brother back.

Emmerdale fans were once again shouting at their telly as Leyla Cavanagh's destructive behaviour continued. Viewers of the ITV soap know all about the wedding planner's drug addiction, even though she's not admitting she has a problem.

Drug-related deaths in Lanarkshire are above the national average according to new statistics.

A drug-detecting dog called Boo became the hero of the hour after sniffing out around £1500 of fake tobacco during a search operation of Perth shops.

Emily Longeretta Michael Keaton has a reputation for saying no. He’s not sure how it began — but he’s aware of it. In fact, he nearly said no to “Dopesick.” When his agent first told him about the project, he didn’t think he’d have time since he had a commitment out of the country.

Drug-related deaths in Ayrshire are among the highest in Scotland, according to new figures.

A drug dealer who stashed ammunition and drugs at his mum’s house has been jailed.

Rapper Percy Robert Miller, known to many as Master P, lost his daughter Tytyana Miller in May 2022 when she was 29 years old from an accidental drug overdose.Tytyana is one of his six children that he shares with his estranged wife, Sonya Miller. Master P spoke to CBS in a new interview on how it felt going to his daughter's funeral saying.