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Temporary Bans Promised to Fight Back Against ‘legal Highs’ in the UK
James Brokenshire, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Crime Prevention has promised swifter action to tackle new ‘legal highs’ through the use of temporary bans. For the first time the Government will be able to react quickly as new substances emerge...
British Home Secretary Visits the Country’s Busiest Airport
Home Secretary, Theresa May viewed anti-forgery equipment, drug detection scanners and border control checks first-hand today when she visited Heathrow airport. The new Home Secretary was given a tour of Terminal 5, where she met front line officers from...
“Project Deliverance” Results in More Than 2,000 Arrests And Massive Drugs And Currency Haul
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced the arrest of more than 2,200 individuals on narcotics-related charges in the United States and the seizure of more than 74.1 tons of illegal drugs as part of a 22-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation...
Global Beat the Scammer Day of Action
Millions of Britons are being targeted by organized criminal gangs using the latest mass marketing techniques to defraud them of an estimated £3.5 billion a year. That’s the warning today as organizations in the United Kingdom (UK), USA, Canada,...
Drugs Gang Members Jailed for 30 Years After Scrap Metal Plot
Two members of an organized crime gang which tried to import more than £10 million-worth of Class A drugs hidden in huge consignments of scrap metal, have been sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison. Neil Tindling and Christopher Foile received 22...
Raids Across Europe Deal ‘Major Blow’ to Drug/firearm Network
Simultaneous dawn raids across Europe have resulted in the arrest of 32 people. 750 officers were involved in an international operation run from command centres in Malaga, London and Dublin. The target was a criminal network suspected of trafficking...
Drug Treatment Courts Can Contribute Significantly to the Rehabilitation of Drug Addicted Offenders
Drug treatment courts contribute significantly to the rehabilitation of drug addicted offenders, the reduction in costs of incarceration and control of local crime, according to a study of the Organization of American States (OAS) produced by its Inter-American...
Cement Mixer Using Drug Gang Jailed
A network of career criminals who were planning to flood Britain’s streets with drugs have been jailed for a total of over 44 years following a joint operation between the United Kingdom (UK) and overseas law enforcement agencies. The quantities...
