All news on the topic: cannabis

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Drug kingpin’s cracked Audi taillight helped expose £19m Cali-weed smuggling empire
It was a £19 million drugs operation involving smuggling designer cannabis through UK airports in pallets of vintage clothes.
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Drug dealer jailed after flaunting Rolexes, Lamborghini and Salt Bae meal on Instagram
A drug dealer who showed off his luxury lifestyle on Instagram by posing with Rolex watches, driving a Lamborghini and splashing more than £1,200 in cash on a meal at Salt Bae’s restaurant has been jailed.
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Two arrested after €198,000 drug haul seized in Dublin raid
A man and a woman have been arrested after €198,000 worth of drugs were seized in Dublin city on Wednesday.
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Friend turned killer: 40-year-old convicted of murdering 93-year-old over conspiracy delusions
A paranoid cannabis user who tortured his vulnerable 93-year-old friend over a period of more than 24 hours has been found guilty of his murder.
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British couple arrested in Turkey over alleged cannabis smuggling face lengthy jail terms
A young British couple is facing 30 years behind bars after they allegedly tried to smuggle two suitcases filled with cannabis.
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Driver 14 times over drug limit kills girlfriend in high-speed crash and spins web of lies
This is the moment a deceitful driver claimed he wasn’t in the car when he killed his girlfriend in a 136mph crash, while being 14 times over the drug-drive limit.
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Albanian gang jailed after nearly £1m cannabis farm uncovered in Oldham industrial unit
Police discovered the large-scale cannabis cultivation operation at an industrial unit in Oldham last June.
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Man charged after £4m cannabis stash found in cross-border police operation
A suspected £4m cannabis haul has been seized in a cross-border police operation.
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Scottish influencer jailed after smuggling £150k of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport
A Scots social media influencer who was caught smuggling £150,000 worth of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport has been jailed for 16 months.
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Europol smashes Balkan cartel cell in major cocaine bust across Europe and South America
An international police sweep dismantled a leading Balkan Cartel drug trafficking cell Wednesday, arresting 12 suspects tied to the intercontinental smuggling of more than 4.2 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.
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Spain exposed as key drug gateway as police uncover hidden hashish tunnel linking Morocco to Europe
Spain’s close ties with Latin America and proximity to Morocco, a top cannabis producer, make it a key entry point for drugs into Europe.
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Influencer faces jail after smuggling £150k of cannabis into Edinburgh Airport Alexander Lawrie
An Influencer is facing jail after attempting to smuggle more than £150,000 of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport.
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Crispin Blunt admits taking crystal meth and cannabis as ex-minister fined over drugs scandal
Former Conservative justice minister Crispin Blunt has admitted possessing illegal drugs including cannabis and crystal meth.
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How ‘Britain’s biggest drug smuggler’ built a £100m empire before it collapsed
Notorious gangster Andrew Pritchard once ran a sprawling international criminal network built on fake passports and bribed officials.
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Major crime crackdown in Brinnington nets 15 arrests, £200k heroin haul and dozens of weapons seized
A crime-fighting neighborhood policing operation is underway in Brinnington as local teams strive to disrupt illegal activities, arrest criminals, and take action according to public demand.
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UK’s legal cannabis industry grows slowly despite rising private investment
In the Wiltshire countryside, a seemingly unsuspecting greenhouse appears at the top of a hill.
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510kg of drugs worth £13.8 million seized at Birmingham Airport
Eleven people have been charged in connection with attempting to smuggle more than half a tonne of cannabis worth around £13.8 million into the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
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Pregnant British teen Bella Culley to give birth in Georgian prison after family fails to pay full fine
Pregnant British drug mule Bella Culley will be forced to give birth inside a Georgian jail after her family failed to pay a massive fine in exchange for her freedom.
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Influencer with 341,000 followers on the run after police raids in Bahia and São Paulo
An influencer has gone on the run after being accused of running a drug trafficking ring.
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Twelve members of Joshua Hayes’s organised crime group jailed for firearms and drug empire that terrorised communities
A total of 12 members of an organized crime group have been jailed for more than 100 years after three firearms, ammunition, cash, and £100,000 worth of cocaine were found at addresses and in cars in Litherland.
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UK medicinal cannabis industry faces soaring demand
LBC’s been given exclusive access to a top-secret facility in the Midlands growing medicinal cannabis, as research suggests more prescriptions could help larger numbers of sick people back into work and ease pressure on the health service.
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UK authorities foil large-scale drug smuggling operation from South America and Morocco
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced that two alleged leaders of a British crime group have been given decades-long prison sentences for planning to smuggle multi-ton shipments of cocaine and cannabis into the country.
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Postal workers foil £3.2m cannabis smuggling scheme
A drug-smuggling gang was apprehended after postal workers thwarted a scheme to import cannabis into the UK disguised as candles.
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Bella Cully’s lawyer accuses the British Embassy in Georgia of neglecting and failing to assist a pregnant teenager accused of drug smuggling
Bella Cully, 19, faces life behind bars or 20 years in prison after being arrested earlier this year for allegedly taking cannabis into Georgia.
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Thai tycoon who supported cannabis legislation leads in the race for Prime Minister
The tycoon turned politician Anutin Charnvirakul appears to have taken the lead in a chaotic race to become Thailand’s next prime minister, after days of tense negotiations.