drugs
‘Positive feedback’ from first users of safer drugs consumption room – minister
Neil Gray said the success of the Thistle Centre would be measured if there are fewer drug deaths and ‘harm reduction’.
UK’s first safer drug consumption facility offers hope to people – councillor
Scotland has the highest rate of drugs deaths in Europe, with fatalities rising by 12% in a year to 1,172 drug-related deaths in 2023.
Government will do ‘whatever it takes’ to clamp down on ketamine use
Commons leader Lucy Powell said many members see the ‘real, dangerous impact’ of ketamine as ministers consider upgrading the drug to class A.
Thousands of motorists caught drug-driving four times or more
Fifty-four drivers were prosecuted at least 10 times in 11 years.
Man jailed for at least 25 years for ‘pivotal’ part in fatal ambush
Vittorio Di Murro, 26, fled to Italy two days after he and others attacked Jordan Briscoe on March 5 last year.
Ireland Funds offers up £400,000 in grants to support vulnerable children
Grant beneficiaries include four organisations in Northern Ireland providing essential community services
Drugs and ‘large amount of cash’ seized in Holywood arrest
The arrest was made on Friday evening following a vehicle search
Man due in court over explosives and drugs charges
The charges follow a security alert outside Maghera earlier this week
Drugs worth more than £600,000 seized at Belfast International Airport in the last four weeks
The seizures follow "proactive" operation targeting organised crime gangs, police said
Cannabis ‘gardeners’ jailed over cultivation worth up to £3.6m
Glendian Daci, 26, and Aurel Xhoka, 33, pleaded guilty last month to producing the controlled class B drug in Greenock, Inverclyde.