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Terrifying rise of flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ raises alarm as it 'gruesomely disfigures'

The "zombie drug", which is also known as the animal tranquilizer xylazine, can lead to skin and muscle rotting away if mixed with illegal drugs such as heroin and fentanyl

Daily Mirror

Woman charged after police seize more than £3000 worth of cocaine and heroin

A WOMAN in Angus has been arrested and charged after police seized cocaine and heroin with a potential street value of more than £3000.

The National (Scotland)

In Melbourne's CBD, drug outreach workers say need for a supervised injecting room is rising

Public health workers say the Victorian government can't ignore the evidence supporting a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD, in submissions to a state review into the controversial proposal.

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Gang helped flood Welsh city with tens of thousands of pounds of Class A drugs

A "seasoned" dealer operating a major drugs line was aided by the group who provided him with transport and accommodation

Wales Online

Baker found not guilty of possessing 2.5kg of imported heroin hidden in disposable gloves

A jury has found a Van Dung Vu, 37, not guilty of possessing 2.5kg of heroin found in a package of disposable gloves destined for a North Queensland nail salon, with his defence barrister saying he was scammed.

ABC News

Woman held at RGIA with smuggled heroin worth ₹41.3 crore

Officials said based on intelligence information, they intercepted the passenger, an Indian, who arrived on Sunday and recovered the heroin from her.

The Hindu

Heroin overdoses surge in Melbourne as health services struggle to cope

Victorian capital’s CBD recorded most fatal heroin overdoses in country between 2020 and 2022, with 12,000 syringe kits now handed out each month

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Bel Powley on Botox, nepotism and difficult sex scenes: ‘The heroin chic thing is gonna die again, right?’

The star of ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ and ‘Everything I Know About Love’ talks to Ellie Harrison about playing the woman who hid Anne Frank and rescued her diary in ‘A Small Light’

The Independent UK

Machete and axe seized along with snap bags of heroin after police chase

Three arrests have been made

Manchester Evening News

Man tells Supreme Court he was unaware heroin was in box shipped to nail salon

Queensland man Van Dung Vu tells the Supreme Court he did not know that the boxes meant to contain plastic gloves found in the boot of a car he was driving had originally been packed with 1.5kg of pure heroin.

ABC News

London drug dealer twins who exploited children in county lines operation jailed

The pair exploited missing London boys in county lines crack cocaine and heroin operation

Evening Standard

Inside Melbourne's controversial supervised injecting centre

7.30 goes inside Melbourne's supervised drug injecting room, which experts say is helping keep drugs off the street, while some locals say it's made things worse.

ABC News

Glasgow-born chef Jock Zonfrillo's remarkable rise from drug addiction to renowned restauranteur

Jamie Oliver is among those who paid tribute to MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo following his unexpected death at the age of 46.

Glasgow Live

County lines drug gang who flooded Scotland with cocaine and heroin snared by cops

Operation Dismantle led to the arrest and charge of the operation's ring leader, Donovan Gilbert Smith, and four of his associates.

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‘Unforgettable life’: Shock and sadness after TV chef Jock Zonfrillo dies

MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo lived an "unforgettable" life, rising from addiction to become one of Australia's most successful chefs.

Liverpool Echo

Faces of Liverpool EncroChat dealers jailed this year

From "Scarface Anfield" to "Calm Tea" these are some of the dealers taken off the streets this year

Daily Mirror

MasterChef's Jock Zonfrillo's wild life - heroin addiction to setting apprentice on fire

Proud Scot Jock Zonfrillo was 46 when he died and Jock's family confirmed the sad news in a statement on social media

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BSF seizes 2.5 kg Heroin dropped by Pak drone in Punjab's Ferozepur

Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Sunday late night recovered 2.5 kg of heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone, which had entered into the Indian territory near Setha Wala village in Punjab's Ferozepur district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSF recovers 2.5 kg heroin dropped by drone near Pak border in Punjab

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on late Sunday night recovered 2.5 kg of heroin dropped by a drone, which had entered Indian territory from the Pakistan side, near Setha Wala village in Ferozepur district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Liverpool Echo

These are the faces of 39 Merseyside criminals who were jailed during April

Major drug dealers, people traffickers and murderers were among the crooks locked up

Dynamite News

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers heroin worth Rs 1.54 cr, two held

Assam Rifles recovered heroin worth Rs 1.54 crore in East Lungdar of Serchhip district, an official statement said. Read further on Dynamite News:

Liverpool Echo

Drug boss ran £4.5m drug plot to flood streets with heroin and cocaine

The seven-strong drug gang were caught out by their mobile phones

Liverpool Echo

Drug dealer caught with heroin hidden in BMW paid £250 to travel to Liverpool

Police found 79 wraps of heroin and a knife hidden in the car

The Hindu

Heroin packet recovered near India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar

Border Security Force (BSF) troops on April 29 recovered a packet of heroin from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar, an official said.

Daily Mirror

'Suspicious' couple in BMW pulled over by cops and end up in jail over what they find

When police pulled over the BMW in Barrow, Cumbria, cops discovered 79 wraps of heroin and one of crack cocaine hidden in bags in the footwell, along with cannabis, a knife and £1,500 cash stashed away in the driver's door pocket

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