The haul, with an estimated street value of £232m, was found hidden in a load of bananas from South America.

£230m cocaine shipment hidden in bananas seized at port by Border Force

Lee Ansell and Paul Jones were jailed for a total of ten years

Two men have been jailed for more than 10 years for their role in attempting to supply class A drugs.

Police stop on A12 leads to £50,000 cocaine find

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas - seen here playing for Aberdeen - denied a charge of importing class B drugs as he appeared in court accused over an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted Airport.
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Judge Alexander Mills, jailing Jay Emmanuel-Thomas said: "You will be known as a criminal. A professional footballer who threw it all away."

Ex-footballer jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot 

The former Arsenal academy player has also had spells at Ipswich Town, Aberdeen and Queen's Park Rangers.

Ex-footballer pleads guilty to £600k drug-smuggling charge

Ex-footballer denies £600k drug-smuggling charge

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Naloxone, Northampton

The nasal spray naloxone was used, potentially saving the man's life after he was found "unconscious and unresponsive".

Man revived with anti-overdose spray days after police start carrying it

Police in Thailand arrested a 28-year-old man after an investigation by Essex Police into drug gangs. 
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He will be extradited to the UK following a years-long investigation into the supply of cocaine, said police.

Thai police arrest man in UK drug gangs investigation

Former addict Terry Gilfoyle is training Northamptonshire Police to use Naloxone - an antidote to opioid overdose.

Former addict who overdosed twice now training police with 'miracle' drug

DRUG DEALER ROBBIE HASELL AND PIC OF PINK COCAINE. 
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The new designer drug, despite its street name, is not a variety of cocaine.

Drug dealer who supplied so-called 'pink cocaine' jailed

The parents of murdered teenager Joe Dix are warning of the dangers of gangs as organisations say more needs to be done to protect the most vulnerable.

Grieving family warns 'any child' vulnerable to gang exploitation

Drug dealer Paul West from Chelmsford has been jailed. Pic Essex Police

Paul West, 36, was arrested after police seized more than 11kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of around £1 million.

'Sugar daddy' cocaine dealer jailed after selfie with boxful of cash

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ITV News was given an exclusive look into the methods police are using to tackle county lines gangs trying to recruit young people on the streets.

On the beat with the police pulling youngsters from 'trap' of gang life

Growing numbers of girls and women are being recruited into county drug gangs - putting them at risk of violence at the hands of criminals, say campaigners.

Violent drug gangs recruiting, exploiting and trapping more girls than ever

Kevy Kabula was found with nearly £2,000 drugs in his underpants.
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Kevy Kabula, 20, pleaded with neighbourhood officers to search him when he was stopped.

Drug dealer had £2k cocaine and heroin in his pants

A 30-year-old man was found with cash, ketamine and nitrous oxide canisters, just days after a tough new law was introduced. 

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