All news on the topic: cannabis

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“Besotted” prison nurse struck off after smuggling drugs and phones for gang
Prison nurse Kiera Burton, 35, who was part of a sophisticated gang helping to smuggle drugs into HMP Preston and HMP Lancaster Farms has now been struck off by a tribunal
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Yung Filly to face retrial on three rape charges after Australian jury fails to reach verdict
British rapper and social media influencer Yung Filly will face a retrial on three charges of rape after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his initial trial in Australia.
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Police uncover huge cannabis farm with more than 1,500 plants inside former Lancashire church
Police have uncovered a huge cannabis farm containing more than 1,500 plants inside a former church in Nelson, Lancashire.
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British woman admits smuggling £512,000 of cannabis from Thailand after bizarre Facebook "cut the grass" post
A British woman has pleaded guilty to smuggling £512,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand, after posting on Facebook about ‘cutting the grass’.
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Edinburgh traffic stop leads to £210,000 drug seizure and arrest
A man has been arrested and charged after drugs were recovered during a traffic stop in Edinburgh.
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Police seize jet ski, Rolex watches and luxury vehicles in Liverpool drugs raid
A jet ski, four vehicles and Rolex watches were among items seized by police during a drugs raid in Speke.
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Saudi prince died after mixing alcohol with GHB in £600-a-night London hotel, inquest hears
A Saudi prince found dead in his Kensington hotel room was almost three times over the drink-drive limit and had mixed alcohol with the party drug GHB, an inquest has heard.
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Man jailed after trying to smuggle £430,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand to Scotland
A man has been jailed for trying to smuggle around £430,000 worth of cannabis on a flight from Thailand, following an investigation by Scotland’s Organised Crime Partnership team.
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Gardaí seize more than €122,000 in drugs during Laois raid
Gardaí have arrested one man after around €122,400 worth of cocaine and cannabis was seized by authorities.
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Teen stabbed 16-year-old over £20 cannabis debt with "no hesitation", court hears
A teenager fatally stabbed a 16-year-old boy without saying a word and with "no hesitation", a court has heard.
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Drug kingpin’s cracked Audi taillight helped expose £19m Cali-weed smuggling empire
It was a £19 million drugs operation involving smuggling designer cannabis through UK airports in pallets of vintage clothes.
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Drug dealer jailed after flaunting Rolexes, Lamborghini and Salt Bae meal on Instagram
A drug dealer who showed off his luxury lifestyle on Instagram by posing with Rolex watches, driving a Lamborghini and splashing more than £1,200 in cash on a meal at Salt Bae’s restaurant has been jailed.
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Two arrested after €198,000 drug haul seized in Dublin raid
A man and a woman have been arrested after €198,000 worth of drugs were seized in Dublin city on Wednesday.
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Friend turned killer: 40-year-old convicted of murdering 93-year-old over conspiracy delusions
A paranoid cannabis user who tortured his vulnerable 93-year-old friend over a period of more than 24 hours has been found guilty of his murder.
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British couple arrested in Turkey over alleged cannabis smuggling face lengthy jail terms
A young British couple is facing 30 years behind bars after they allegedly tried to smuggle two suitcases filled with cannabis.
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Driver 14 times over drug limit kills girlfriend in high-speed crash and spins web of lies
This is the moment a deceitful driver claimed he wasn’t in the car when he killed his girlfriend in a 136mph crash, while being 14 times over the drug-drive limit.
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Albanian gang jailed after nearly £1m cannabis farm uncovered in Oldham industrial unit
Police discovered the large-scale cannabis cultivation operation at an industrial unit in Oldham last June.
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Man charged after £4m cannabis stash found in cross-border police operation
A suspected £4m cannabis haul has been seized in a cross-border police operation.
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Scottish influencer jailed after smuggling £150k of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport
A Scots social media influencer who was caught smuggling £150,000 worth of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport has been jailed for 16 months.
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Europol smashes Balkan cartel cell in major cocaine bust across Europe and South America
An international police sweep dismantled a leading Balkan Cartel drug trafficking cell Wednesday, arresting 12 suspects tied to the intercontinental smuggling of more than 4.2 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.
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Spain exposed as key drug gateway as police uncover hidden hashish tunnel linking Morocco to Europe
Spain’s close ties with Latin America and proximity to Morocco, a top cannabis producer, make it a key entry point for drugs into Europe.
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Influencer faces jail after smuggling £150k of cannabis into Edinburgh Airport Alexander Lawrie
An Influencer is facing jail after attempting to smuggle more than £150,000 of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport.
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Crispin Blunt admits taking crystal meth and cannabis as ex-minister fined over drugs scandal
Former Conservative justice minister Crispin Blunt has admitted possessing illegal drugs including cannabis and crystal meth.
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How ‘Britain’s biggest drug smuggler’ built a £100m empire before it collapsed
Notorious gangster Andrew Pritchard once ran a sprawling international criminal network built on fake passports and bribed officials.
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Major crime crackdown in Brinnington nets 15 arrests, £200k heroin haul and dozens of weapons seized
A crime-fighting neighborhood policing operation is underway in Brinnington as local teams strive to disrupt illegal activities, arrest criminals, and take action according to public demand.