Gang who planned to flood Inverness with drugs jailed
Six members of a gang caught with £600,000 of cocaine, heroin and Class C pills who planned to flood Inverness with drugs were yesterday jailed for a total of 25 years.
Glasgow High Court
Police acknowledge conviction of gang intent on flooding Inverness with £600k of drugs
Police have acknowledged the conviction of seven people who admitted being involved with the supply of drugs to the Highlands, with plans in place to flood the region with more than £600,000 of illicit substances.
Highland footballer Richard Finnis jailed for nine years for ‘brutal and cowardly’ attack on his ex-partner
A Highland League footballer who tried to kill his ex-lover in a "brutal and cowardly" attack has been jailed for more than nine years.
Gun fanatic who sat watching Westerns with illegal firearms at his side jailed for four years
Police have said an arsenal of weapons illegally imported into a remote Highland village by a fanatic who watched Westerns with guns at his side could have ended up in the control of serious organised criminals.
Highland League footballer Richard Finnis admits cheese knife murder bid
A Highland League footballer carried out a horrific murder bid on his ex-lover after refusing to accept their break-up.
Moray pervert who travelled 200 miles to meet 14-year-old is snared by paedophile hunters
A Moray pervert who travelled 200 miles to meet a 14-year-old girl was snared by a vigilante group and could now face imprisonment.
Man jailed for attempted rape in a Highland village
A man who attempted to rape a young girl in a Highland village was yesterday jailed for four and a half years.
Ex-Royal Marine Commando bomb-maker facing jail
A former Royal Marine Commando caught with a pipe bomb in his flat and equipment to make nine more is back behind bars.
Prominent independence campaigner from Peterhead jailed for 12 years after conviction for historic charges including rape and assault
A prominent north-east independence campaigner described as a “bullying sexual predator” has been jailed for 12 years.
Inverness dad denies killing his 23-day-old baby daughter
A father has appeared in court to deny murdering his 23-day-old baby daughter at an address in Inverness.
Man to stand trial accused of murder of Aberdeenshire pensioner
A man is to stand trial charged with murdering an Aberdeenshire pensioner in his home.
Moray factory worker jailed for six years after ‘cowardly and vicious’ attack on female supervisor
A disgruntled former shortbread factory worker who carried out a brutal early morning "cowardly and vicious attack" on a female supervisor has been jailed for six years.
Mosque bomb plotter from Banff is jailed for life
A Neo-Nazi who was plotting to blow up mosques in Aberdeen has been jailed for life.
Father of 11 admits brutal assaults on woman across north and north-east
A father-of-11 is facing imprisonment after he admitted brutally assaulting and humiliating and scarring for life a woman over ten years at locations across the north and north east.
Gary Clampett’s widow gave detectives four names after fatal attack
A detective yesterday told a murder trial that the widow of Gary Clampett gave him the names of four people as he drove her away from the crime scene.
Crowd with weapons surrounded Fraserburgh man on the night he died, court told
A mum has described how a crowd armed with weapons surrounded a man on the street on the night he died.
Eight men go on trial for murder of north-east dad Gary Clampett
Eight men have gone on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of murdering a north east dad using an arsenal of weaponry.
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.
North-east teen locked up for killing father-of-four
A north-east teenager who knocked down and killed a dad-of-four only five weeks after passing her driving test will serve four years detention.
Fraserburgh fatal fire ‘started by naked flame’
A fire expert yesterday told a murder trial that a blaze in which a 43-year-old father died was started by a naked flame.
Murder trial hears how firefighters entered blazing north-east home
A former firefighter has described how he and a colleague inched their way through a blazing building trying to find a dad trapped inside.
Buchan man jailed for his role in drugs trade
A repeat offender has been jailed for his role in the sale and supply of drugs in the north-east.
Man who raped stranger on Peterhead waste ground jailed for six years
A sex attacker who raped a stranger on waste ground has been jailed for six years.
Craig Whyte portrayed as ‘pantomime villain’ in Rangers saga, court told
Craig Whyte was cast as the “pantomime villain” of the Rangers story, according to his defence lawyer.
Man goes on trial charged with murder of Aberdeen man in 1978
A man is to appear in court in public for the first time charged in connection with the death of a restaurant boss in Aberdeen almost four decades ago.
Man admonished after driving on wrong side of road and killing mini-bus driver
A Danish hunter who drove on the wrong side of the road and caused a crash which killed a minibus driver and injured his 10 passengers was admonished yesterday.
Police raid Aberdeen woman’s home… Find gun under a mattress
A woman is behind bars after a gun was discovered under a mattress in her home.
Man denies killing father-of-five in north-east flat fire
A north-east man, accused of killing a father-of-five in a flat fire nearly 20 years ago, has pleaded not guilty.
Highland drug dealer jailed for eight years after fleeing from police at 100mph
Police say the jailing of a Liverpool man for eight years has sent out a "clear message" that drugs will not be tolerated in the Highlands.
Serial Highland drug dealer jailed for eight years after trying to flee police in 100mph chase
A drug dealer who tried to flee from police at speeds of up to 100mph in the Highlands has been locked up for eight years.
Royal Navy warship used to snare alleged drug smugglers in North Sea
A Royal Navy warship hunted in waters off the north of Scotland for a ship whose crew is accused of carrying out an international drug smuggling operation.
Man accused of raping woman as she changed baby in Highland town
A man is to stand trial charged with raping a woman – while she was changing a baby.