All news on the topic: Drugs

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BBC presenter's bold move that blew his cover, according to alleged victim's mum
The mum of the teenager in question claims her child was paid more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos from a well-known BBC presenter, who did not keep his identity a secret from the youngster
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'I had a job and home but now live in a tent after becoming hooked on new drug'
Simon from Stoke-on-Trent has told how he is now living in a tent after losing "everything" including his home and job after becoming addicted to a dangerous new drug
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White House evacuated after cocaine is discovered in a library
The suspicious, white, powdery substance that caused a White House evacuation on Sunday was preliminarily determined to be cocaine, according to dispatch calls
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Danniella Westbrook's tragic failed marriages, jailbird fiancé and popstar ex
After decades of failed romances, cheating allegations and younger loves, Danniella Westbrook has her heart set on marrying 'the one' this year - once he's released from jail
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Inside home frozen in time for 10 years after it is raided for drugs by police
Urban Explorer Enrique R, 18, from Washington township, US, captured eerie images of the abandoned home left to rot after the owners had to vacate around ten-years ago
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Glastonbury tragedies - bodies in tents, suicide and Tory found dead in toilet
Glastonbury Festival has seen some iconic moments over the years, but sadly it has seen its fair share of tragedy too. Following the passing of two men at this year's festival, we take a look back at some of the event's darkest moments...
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'Drug sweeping US rotted my flesh - I had to cut my dead skin off'
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tracey McCann started taking opiods on perscription after a nearly fatal car crash - but it led to a xylazine addiction which she said turned her skin black and rotted her flesh
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Dad whose company made £4million last year jailed for role in drugs ring
James Welch, 46, played a 'significant role' in a £428,000 drugs conspiracy along with Marianne McGuinness, 41, who allowed her flat in Cardiff to be used as a safe house
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Marijuana sales fail to take off in New York City after legalisation
Legal marijuana has failed to make a real impact on tax revenues for New Yorkers, a report claims. The state hopes to make over $1.2billion from the industry in the next five years
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'Very dangerous' fungus sparks pandemic fear after evolving to be drug-resistant
Scientists have discovered a strain of disease-causing fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in a remote region of China that appears to have become resistant to common drugs
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Dangerous monkeys on the loose after man 'high on cannabis' damages zoo fence
Earlier this week, nine crested macaques escaped from a zoo in Czechia after a man, allegedly high on cannabis, damaged their electric fence and two remain uncaptured
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Drugs lord prisoner escapes from jail 'after being warned his life is in danger'
Heroin kingpin Sean McGovern reportedly fled prison near Dundee, Scotland, on Sunday evening after being told by police that somebody was plotting to kill him
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Urgent warning over highly toxic batch of street drugs 'Pyro' after 2 people die
A man and a woman have died in Essex as police issue an urgent warning over the highly toxic batch of Etonitazene, also known as 'Pyro', which is similar to fentanyl
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Mum cradles dying girl, 11, after France shooting by recluse neighbour
Little Solaine Thornton, 11, was cruelly shot dead and her parents Adrian and Rachael Thornton were seriously injured when their neighbour, a local recluse called Dirk Raats, opened fire in Brittany, France
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Wife of 'gunman who killed Brit schoolgirl' angrily yells 'leave me in peace'
Dirk Raats, 71, allegedly used both a rifle and revolver as his aim fell on Solaine Thornton, 11, and her parents Adrian and Rachael Thornton, 52 and 49, who were seriously injured in the attack
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Mother searched 'luxury prisons for the rich' after allegedly poisoning husband
Kouri Richins is accused of serving her husband a cocktail laced with fentanyl after he was found dead at the bottom of the couple's bed in Kamas, Utah, in March 2022
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Four Brits held on drug charges in Albania after police raid hotel room
A tip-off led to a police raid on a hotel room where officers found 50 batches of cocaine plus ecstasy and cannabis at a Dhermi resort in Albania - and four Brits have been arrested
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Mexican cartel kills eight people who tried to quit jobs at scam call centre
Relatives of the young call centre workers reported them missing after they failed to return from work in an office near the western city of Guadalajara - which was being run as a scam
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'I made a horrifying discovery about my teenager when I checked his old phone'
A court heard the teenage boy was living in fear of Carl Ashall and Neil Swift, who recruited him to deal drugs, because he felt Ashall, in particular, was "dangerous"
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Moment drug-taking teen drives huge tractor into wrong lane and crushes car
Tyler Sowerby, 19, can be seen veering into the opposite lane before driving over a car, crushing the vehicle in the process. Remarkably the car driver survived with no serious injuries
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'My son would still be alive if it wasn't for hellhole hotel, it must close now'
A heartbroken mother is demanding an inquiry into an explosion in overdoses of deaths at the notorious Queens Park Hotel in Glasgow, where three people died of suspected overdoses in the past month
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Man 'tired of lying' confesses to killing landlord 15 years ago in recording
Tony Peralta confessed he killed his landlord William Blodgett in New Mexico while he was high on meth in December 2008, telling officers he was tired of lying and trying to cover the murder up
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Teens found living in squalor 200 miles from home after being lured by gang
Enriko Kadima and Michael Dos Santos led a drugs gang which groomed missing children - including the two teenagers who were found at abandoned address in Hull, Humberside
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Grandad's heroin-smuggling gang partied in Las Vegas while claiming benefits
Stanley Feerick was jailed this week after his drug-trafficking gang visited Las Vegas, while claiming benefits and transporting drugs across the country
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Man 'constantly tripping over bodies' crowdfunds to escape neighbourhood
Darren Stallcup, 26, has decided to leave San Francisco, US, and is seeking to raise $6,000 to relocate after lamenting how his neighbourhood has completely changed