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A vulnerable cuckooing victim was targeted by four thugs in a "Quentin Tarantino style revenge" attack after his home was taken over for the supply of Class A drugs

The number of teenage deaths from one drug stronger than heroin remains at record levels in the US. High schoolers overdose at school and at home from the fentanyl-opiod epidemic

Linda McVean, who lost her boy Frankie in May, bought the street Valium pills for £10 before shaming the dealer by telling him “these are the same pills that killed my son”

An Indiana State Trooper was patrolling an area of Vincennes when he spotted the 51-year-old identified as John McKee operating a Power Wheels Jeep on the city's roads

Kenneth Law, 57, was arrested in Ontario, Canada, and charged with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide after allegedly selling a lethal substance to people across the world

The hot air balloon crashed into power lines before landing on a busy intersection in Albuquerque, New Mexico, killing all five on board including the pilot who had used marijuana 'hours' before

Anti-anxiety drug Phenibut, developed in the 1960s to help the Soviet military handle pressure, is a growing concern for drug charities, which fear more users are becoming hooked

Drug outreach workers in Tower Hamlets, London, say they've seen a disturbing rise in users with flesh-eating abscesses sparking belief there is a new opioid on the rise disguised as heroin

Melvin Benn told the inquest of his 'genuine sorrow' at the death of 16-year-old David Celino, who died after he took ecstasy his friends had bought at the event last year

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT - Cops raiding alleged drug cartel hideouts in Mexico were shocked to discover the butchered bodies of at least 34 people in ice chests and freezers

David Celino, 16, died after falling ill at Leeds Festival in August last year after taking ecstasy, with his dad Gianpiero Celino telling an inquest dealers are targeting youngsters like the 'child catcher'

Boardmasters organisers have erected a sign urging people not to take 'Tesla tablets' - a form of the Class A drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA - after it was discovered on site

Police have said that two 18-year-olds have died following a rave at the SWG3 nightclub in Glasgow having been rushed to nearby hospitals but they could not be saved

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Much of Mexico's people, territory and economy is run by the Sinaloa Cartel, a huge criminal organisation that's infiltrated into businesses, fisheries and even schools

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her family were out on a fishing trip when they discovered the package containing 70 pounds of cocaine, worth over one million dollars

Dean Welch left the child in his "squalid" and freezing cold apartment, wearing only a school jumper and a nappy and with only a bullmastiff and two bulldogs for company

Beach cleaner Jodie Harper was doing her bit for the environment when she discovered a the huge package of cocaine on Upton Beach in Bude, Cornwall, as police now search for its owner

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, was the boss of Colombia’s notorious Gulf Clan group which he ran in a 'reign of terror' for over ten years before law enforcement brought him down. He was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty in January to a number of charges

The Jersey Customs and Immigration Service discovered heroin disguised as Cadbury Eclairs being smuggled into Jersey via the post, amid hauls of drugs worth £400,000

Deadly drug cartels in Mexico are loading up armoured trucks with advanced weaponry like rocket launchers and sniper rifles to display dominance and rule rival cartels in the cocaine trail

Drug-addled Angel Taylor and Chevy Lafountain of Louisiana have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after their four-month-old baby girl was found dead of starvation

Jonathan Arnold was branded a "kingpin" by West Midlands Police as he orchestrated the import of £118 million worth of drugs from Colombia - but his mum says it's "obvious" he wasn't in charge

A total of 197 troops serving in the SAS, the SBS, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, Special Forces Support Group and on nuclear submarines tested positive for Class A drugs like cocaine since 2012

At least 10 people have been killed in one operation alone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as police opened fire at a cluster of favelas, which are working-class neighbourhoods

Ronnie Music Jr, a lottery winner from Georgia, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for investing part of his $3million (£2.35million) winnings in a methamphetamine trafficking ring