Police officer guilty of stealing drugs
Former West Yorkshire detective Nick McFadden has been found guilty of stealing drugs from a police lockup and selling them in Leeds.
Cancer drugs campaigner dies
A cancer drugs campaigner, who fought to get access to a drug, has died from a brain tumour.
Inquest into teenager's death
An inquest in to the death of a teenger in York has heard how she collapsed after taking a substance.
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Police warn cannabis farms are a fire hazard for nearby residents
– Inspector Richard Sullivan of the Pontefract and Knottingley Neighbourhood Policing TeamCannabis farms are also a fire hazard as the electricity supply is often tampered with and this places other residents in danger.
Police appeal to public to report suspicious behaviour surrounding drugs
– Inspector Richard Sullivan of the Pontefract and Knottingley Neighbourhood Policing TeamMy officers acted upon concerns raised within the community and I would appeal to the public to contact the police if they have any information with regards to people who are supplying or producing controlled drugs.
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Cannabis farm shut down by police in Knottingley
A cannabis farm in Knottingley has been shut down by police in a drug raid.
More than 80 plants were recovered by officers who attended an address on Simpsons Lane on Monday after suspicious activity was reported to police.
All suspicious activity should be reported to police via 101.
Detective denies stealing drugs from police
A detective has denied stealing drugs from West Yorkshire Police and conspiring to supply them. Nicholas McFadden pleaded not guilty to several charges at Leeds Crown Court court, where he appeared alongside his brother. From there, Lisa Adlam reports.
£1m heroin haul
Suspected heroin with an estimated street value in excess of a million pounds has been seized in Bradford. Police officers conducting routine patrols in the Bowling Back Lane area saw a man make away from a VW vehicle outside Industrial Units.
They subsequently located a bag containing suspected Class ‘A’ drugs and related paraphernalia. Searches were conducted inside the Units and further suspected drugs were located.
All the items and substances are being forensically examined. A 28 year old man was arrested in connection with the find and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Drugs stolen at a house party
A quantity of harmful prescription drugs have been stolen from a house party in Lincoln.
It happened in the early hours of yesterday morning in Boundary Street.
The following drugs were taken:
- 42 amitriptyline
- 39 carbanazepine
- 14 cetrizine
- 78 warfarin
- 28 lorazepan
- 39 diazepan
Police are warning anyone who is in possession of these drugs that they are dangerous if taken and they should be handed in to a police station as soon as possible.
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Picture: Liam Gill
Six arrested and bailed in Denaby "drugs death"
The 16-year-old boy found collapsed on Denaby Main in South Yorkshire - who later died - has been named as Liam David Gill from Denaby.
Police believe drugs were involved but a post mortem conducted yesterday proved inconclusive with further tests required to establish the cause of death.
His death is not being treated as suspicious but police have now arrested six people in connection with the incident.
The six, a 45-year-old woman and five males aged between 15 and 39-years-old, have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs and released on bail pending further enquiries.
Anyone with information about the incident should contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.
16-year-old boy dies in suspected South Yorkshire drugs incident.
A 16-year-old boy has died in what police believe is a drugs-related incident. The boy, who has not been named, was found collapsed in Wadworth Street in Denaby Main, near Doncaster at 8pm on Saturday. He was taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary but died later.
Three people were arrested at the scene on suspicion of drugs offences. South Yorkshire Police say they are not treating the boy's death as suspicious. Officers are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Video: Drugs recovered from cargo ship in Immingham
Cocaine with a street value of £5m has been seized at Immingham Docks. Border Force officers discovered the haul on a cargo ship that had travelled from Colombia.
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