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Liverpool gang leader used child to traffic heroin and crack cocaine in county lines operation

The 20-year-old ran the sophisticated operation that led to more than 200 wraps of cocaine and heroin being recovered

Liverpool Echo

Lessons from the homeless crisis

Portland’s homeless problem now extends well beyond the downtown core, creating a crisis of conscience

Salon

Drug dealer punched, kicked and stamped on man during vicious assault involving nine other people

Alfie Phillips, 22, led the attack in Newport which also involved Taylor Blackley, 22. Phillips was later found in possession of a drugs line with messages proving he sold heroin and cocaine

Wales Online

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Two men arrested after ‘trying to smuggle £17.5m worth of cocaine and heroin into UK’

One of the largest ever drug seizures at the Channel Tunnel

Evening Standard

Dealer who racked up drug debt after baby's death jailed again

Wraps of heroin fell out of Andrew Sheilds' trouser leg while being searched by officers

Manchester Evening News

Heroin addicts ‘desperate for their next fix’ robbed elderly man in shopping centre - then blamed the VICTIM

'I dare say they’d have done anything to secure money on that day'

Manchester Evening News

Cocaine kingpin brought down by Conor McGregor mural painted on wall

He was found guilty of conspiracy to supply 700kg of cocaine, 15kg of heroin and 40kg of amphetamines

Irish Mirror

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Liverpool drug dealer 'squandered' chance to become professional footballer

The 26-year-old "squandered" his chances of becoming a professional footballer after being found with heroin and crack cocaine

Liverpool Echo

Revenue seize €1.3 million worth of heroin and cocaine at Rosslare Europort

The trailer was unaccompanied and arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk in France.

Irish Mirror

Encro dealer spun web of crime from Netherlands to Ecuador

He tried to move millions of euros from Amsterdam to South America and inquired about sourcing kilos of heroin and cocaine from the Netherlands

Liverpool Echo

40 suspected drug runners arrested and kilos of cocaine and heroin seized

A joint operation targeted a lucrative drugs trafficking route originating in Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

'I saw a woman shooting heroin with child in pram on city centre alley', says Councillor

Forced prostitution, open crack cocaine and heroin use and intimidation are all issues associated with the back street

Dublin Live

Thames Valley police apologise for man’s heroin death in custody

Leroy Junior Medford died in 2017 after ingesting drugs in cell, in incident force says was ‘tragic and avoidable’

The Guardian - UK

'Unsafe' maternity service, £1,000 of heroin for 'personal use' and school evacuated

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Wednesday, June 15

Liverpool Echo

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Manchester Evening News

Drug dealer who told police he had nearly 100 wraps of heroin 'for personal use' is jailed

Connor Bassnett has been branded a 'prolific' offender

Liverpool Echo

Man with £1,000 of heroin in JD sports bag said it's for 'personal use'

He was caught with 93 wraps of the Class A drug

Daily Record

Grandma caught with monkey dust hidden in her underwear after police search

Stacie Sullivan was travelling in a Seat Leon when the vehicle was pulled over by officers who discovered drugs in the vehicle.

Manchester Evening News

Drug dealing grandmother caught by cops with 'monkey dust' stashed in her underwear

Stacie Sullivan was caught with heroin and monkey dust twice within a month

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Edinburgh Live

Young West Lothian prisoner attacked party guest who put 'substance' under his nose

Owen Phillips claimed he later saw the same person smoking heroin off an identical piece of tin foil in the bathroom of the house, a court heard.

Chronicle Live

Gateshead drugs gang boss who made more than £125,000 must pay back less than £15,000 of dirty cash

Ryan O'Connor, of Gateshead, was jailed last year for his leading role in a cocaine and heroin supply network

Liverpool Echo

Encrochat dealer 'Battle-Hawk' hid cocaine block in kitchen cupboard

Michael Doyle is now behind bars after admitting conspiracy to supply heroin, amphetamine and cocaine

Daily Record

Dundee drug gang member caught with illegal phone card in prison cell

George Black, 34, was part of a ‘well established’ drugs gang which flooded the city with heroin and cocaine.

Liverpool Echo

Faces of 11 people jailed this week

An overview of the court cases heard in our region over the last week

Daily Mirror

Man found with heroin and crack in his bum 'was selling drugs to fund mum's funeral'

Tyrone Grimes, 28, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison after being caught with 58 wraps of crack and heroin hidden in his bottom

Manchester Evening News

Man found with 58 wraps of crack and heroin in his bum was selling drugs to 'fund mum's funeral'

Tyrone Grimes said he had turned to dealing after 'building up significant debts'

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