Drug dealer claimed oil downturn to blame for spiral into criminality
An offshore worker turned drug dealer yesterday blamed the oil downturn for his spiral down into criminality.
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North-east drug dealer threatened lover over plastic surgery loan after she dumped him for his cousin
A drug dealer has been jailed for threatening a married woman he was having an affair with over a loan he gave her for plastic surgery - after she dumped him for his cousin.
Drugs valued at over £12,000 recovered in Aberdeen
'Crack' cocaine and heroin with a street value of approximately £12,800 has been recovered following an intelligence-led operation at the Davidson Drive area of Aberdeen.
Police seize £50,000 worth of drugs
Four people have been charged after police seized more than £57,000 worth of Class A drugs.
Teenager admits having cocaine, heroin and taser in Aberdeen
A teenager has admitted dealing cocaine and heroin in Aberdeen, as well as being illegally in possession of a taser.
Drugs mule struck by police car after leading high speed chase through Aberdeen
A drugs mule who led police officers on a terrifying high speed chase through the streets of Aberdeen has been jailed for six months.
North-east businessman fined over cocaine discovery
A north-east businessman has admitted being in possession of drugs.
Dutch pair to face trial after 1.6 tonnes cocaine seized in Channel
Two men accused of attempting to smuggle 1.6 tonnes of cocaine into the UK are to face trial next year.
Four men jailed for smuggling cocaine worth £41m in private jet
Four men have been jailed for trying to smuggle a haul of cocaine worth more than £41 million into the UK on a private jet from Colombia.
Police tip-off leads to one-year jail sentence for Inverness cocaine supplier
A police tip-off led to a van carrying a drug dealer being intercepted and two men being arrested, Inverness Sheriff Court was told.
£28,000 worth of drugs recovered in Inverness
Police in Inverness have recovered a quantity of cocaine with a value of approximately £28,000 after a vehicle was stopped in the city.
Drug deaths double in Aberdeen as users mix illegal and legal substances
Drug deaths in Aberdeen have spiked as users mix dangerous cocktails of prescription and illegal substances, shocking new figures have revealed.
Lock-knife and cocaine found in car of Inverness grasscutter
A grasscutter was caught with around £200 worth of cocaine when police stopped his car in Inverness.
Man arrested after £110,000 cocaine seizure in Alness
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Drug couriers caught with £40,000 worth of heroin and cocaine jailed after north-east police chase
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than six years after they were caught with almost £40,000 worth of heroin and cocaine.
Inverness woman who made her own crack cocaine jailed for 18 months
An Inverness woman who made her own crack cocaine was jailed for 18 months yesterday for being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug.
Organised crime gang jailed for almost 20 years for roles in north-east drug trade
Five members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for almost 20 years for their role in the north-east drug trade.
Drugs courier fled police along wrong carriageway of A90 at “gross speeds”
A drugs courier drove into oncoming traffic at “grossly excessive speeds” as police chased him along a busy north-east trunk road.
Five men are convicted after more than £200,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine seized across north-east
Five men have been convicted with drugs offences after police find more than £200,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine across the north-east.
Cocaine worth approximately £25,000 recovered from vehicle in Inverness
Police have recovered a quantity of cocaine valued at around £25,000 from a vehicle in Inverness.
Man charged after cocaine worth £24,000 discovered in Peterhead
A 28-year-old man has been charged after cocaine with a 'street' value of around £24,000 was recovered in Peterhead.
Former oil project manager jailed for dealing cocaine
A former project manager in the oil industry was today jailed for 54 months for dealing in cocaine.
Aberdeen woman “lunged” across car bonnet to wipe white powder from CD case
A woman has been fined for “lunging” across the bonnet of a car to wipe cocaine from a CD case police had confiscated from her.
Drugs courier jailed for taking high purity cocaine worth up to £100,000 to Aberdeen
A drugs courier from Oban has been jailed for two years after taking high purity cocaine worth up to £100,000 to Aberdeen.
Man charged after police seize £2,300 cocaine from car
A man has been charged after more than £2,300 worth of cocaine was seized from a car in Stonehaven.
Massive drugs haul seized in 34 Moray raids
Police have seized nearly £40,000 of drugs during a crackdown across Moray.
Cocaine with street value of £45,000 discovered in Portlethen property
Police recovered cocaine with an estimated street value of £45,000 during an intelligence-led search of a property in the Portlethen area.
Man lost job offshore and started dealing cocaine
A Buckie man who turned to dealing drugs after losing his job offshore has been jailed.
Moray police seize £137,000 worth of drugs during year of raids
Police in Moray have stepped up efforts to smash organised crime gangs blighting the region.
Drugs worth £80,000 recovered from north-east towns
Drugs worth around £80,000 have been recovered from the north-east corner of Aberdeenshire during an intelligence-led operation.
Moray mum dealt class A drugs to repay loan shark
A Moray mum who was caught with £25,000 of Class A drugs has been jailed after she started dealing to pay back a loan shark.
North-east man fined for drugs possession after trousers blunder
A north-east man has been fined after he was caught with drugs he claimed he forgot were in his trousers.