Cocaine

Yacht carrying ?572m of cocaine seized

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:54:53 GMT

A luxury yacht packed with around ?572 million of cocaine has been seized off the Irish coast.

Winehouse drug couple face jail

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:28:03 GMT

A couple who supplied drugs to a "hit list" of celebrities including Amy Winehouse are facing jail.

World News (Morning) for October 27th, 2008

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:50:58 GMT

Syria condemns US attack - Livni calls for early Israeli election - Mexican drug baron arrested

Cocaine-smuggling grandma jailed

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:30:28 GMT

A grandmother has been jailed for 13 years for smuggling ?1 million worth of cocaine into the UK in her mobility vehicle.

Cocaine sailors facing the sack

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:19:25 GMT

The 18 sailors who tested positive for cocaine on a Royal Navy warship are preparing to fly back to Britain.

Dame Helen quit coke because of Nazi

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:08:11 GMT

Dame Helen Mirren has admitted that she used to "love" cocaine, but quit the drug because of a Nazi war criminal.

Memorial service for Speight

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:17:49 GMT

Friends and family of children's TV star Mark Speight have paid tribute to him at a memorial service.

A memorial service is to be held for TV star Mark Speight

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:38:03 GMT

Friends and family will gather to remember the TV star who died in April.

UK woman smuggles drugs under wig

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:15:29 GMT

A British woman is being held by police after she attempted to smuggle drugs into Norway under her wig.

World News (Morning) for June 26th, 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:27:02 GMT

Mandela enters Zimbabwe debate - Students in Chile protest against reform - Three tonnes of cocaine seized in Panama.

Drug smuggling charge Britons in court

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:03:12 GMT

A British couple and a teenage girl are due in a Jamaican court charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine.

Massive cocaine bust in Peru

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:49:36 GMT

Peruvian police have found two tons of cocaine in a warehouse at the port of El Callao in Lima.

Digger used to ram home of 'drugs baron'

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:53:25 GMT

Police have used a digger to ram the home of a suspected millionaire drug trafficker as raids were carried out across the South East.

Teenage drug smugglers await sentence

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:37:16 GMT

Two British teenage girls convicted of trying to smuggle 6kg of cocaine out of Ghana will be sentenced today.

Briton in Peru drugs arrest

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:13:39 GMT

A British woman has been arrested in Peru on suspicion of a drugs offence, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

Winehouse slammed for 'glamorising' drugs

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:20:52 GMT

Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss have come under fire from the United Nations for 'glamorising' the use of cocaine.

Ghana drug suspects held in prison

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:00:12 GMT

Two teenagers arrested in Ghana on suspicion of cocaine smuggling are being held in prison.

Cocaine gang jailed over smuggling plot

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:39:23 GMT

The two leaders of a gang have been jailed for 16 years for attempting to smuggle ?6.5 million of cocaine on to Britain's streets.

Cheap drugs spark rise in cocaine use

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:50:06 GMT

Drug workers have reported a rise in the number of teenagers seeking help for cocaine addiction.

Ghana drugs trial Britons due in court

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:02:18 GMT

Two British teenage girls accused of attempting to smuggle ?300,0000 worth of cocaine to the UK from Ghana are due in court.

Court hears evidence in Ghana drugs trial

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:04:06 GMT

Prosecution witnesses have finished giving evidence in the trial of two girls accused of trying to smuggle drugs from Ghana to the UK.

British teens deny Ghana drug charges

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:05:06 GMT

Two British teenage girls accused of attempting to smuggle cocaine from Ghana to the UK have pleaded not guilty at an Accra court.

Ghana tries UK teens on drug charges

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:26:00 GMT

Two British teenage girls have gone on trial in Ghana charged with trying to smuggle drugs.

Ghana trial date set for British teenagers

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:32:01 GMT

A trial date has been set for two British teenage girls accused of trying to smuggle drugs to the UK from Ghana.

Ghana drug charge girls due in court

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:14:04 GMT

Two British girls being held in Ghana on drugs charges are preparing for a court appearance.

British girls held in Ghana over drug find

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:20:43 GMT

Two 16-year-old girls from Britain have been arrested by police in Ghana for allegedly carrying cocaine worth ?300,000.

Dozens arrested in Chinatown drugs swoop

Wed, 23 May 2007 09:55:56 GMT

Police have arrested more than 30 people suspected of dealing drugs in London's Chinatown.

Soca seizes 75 tonnes of drugs

Fri, 18 May 2007 13:45:49 GMT

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has made a "real impact" in its first year, seizing nearly 75 tonnes of cocaine and heroin.

Alcohol 'as dangerous as heroin'

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:10:30 GMT

Alcohol is as dangerous as heroin, medical experts proposing a controversial new drug classification system have said.

Police in ?20 million drug haul

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:51:05 GMT

Police have seized drugs with a street value of ?20 million.