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A woman has told how she was forced at knifepoint to smoke crack by criminals who turned her home in Dundee into a drug den. She was a victim of cuckooing - the term used when someone's house is taken over for criminal activity, including dealing, storing or using drugs.

'Cuckooing' criminals took woman's house and turned it into drug den

Allan Marshall died after being restrained face down by prison officers at HMP Edinburgh.

Family to sue prison service over death of inmate

A member of the public is seriously injured on a night of disorder which saw police attacked again.

Man's head 'stamped on' during racist attack

An asylum seeker at a hotel, which was targeted during violent disorder in which petrol bombs and fireworks were thrown at officers, says he thought he was going to die. The rioting broke out on Sunday night, after a crowd gathered at a Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth, Staffordshire, with police describing the attacks as "senseless violence".

Asylum seeker at hotel 'thought he would die'

Two men and two youths have pleaded guilty following the violence that erupted in Hull on Saturday.

'It was wrong of me,' 15-year-old Hull rioter tells court

The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The 27-year-old...

President's daughter hopes coming out will change anti-gay laws

Four people have been arrested after what is believed to be monkey dust was uncovered during raids. Three females and one male remain in custody after West Mercia Police carried out two raids on properties in Telford. Officers targeted properties in Ketley Park Road, Ketley and Wilkinson Close, Snedshill, where...

Four arrested in raids targeting monkey dust

Officers stopped 22-year-old Skyler Hibbs in a black Ford F-150 on July 3rd. Officers approached the vehicle and observed Hibbs in the passenger seat making furtive movements. Officers asked the driver if they could search the car, but the driver denied them. Police Service Dogs were deployed, and they displayed a positive indication of narcotics in the vehicles. When officers explained that the car had to be searched, Hibbs told them she had “rigs” in her purse. A search of Hibbs’ purse revealed three syringes, a plastic pipe, burnt foil, a small glass jar that contained fentanyl and heroin, and a Ruger Max 9 handgun. Once Hibbs was informed about her Miranda Rights, she confessed that she was a daily user of heroin and fentanyl and that she used a point to an “8 ball” a day for numerous months. A check of Hibbs’ handgun revealed that it was stolen out of North Carolina. A search of Hibbs’ person yielded a 9mm bullet, another pipe, a folded piece of paper containing heroin and fentanyl in her sock, and a small baggie of heroin and fentanyl in her pants. Skyler Hibbs was taken into custody and charged with theft, simple possession, unlawful possession of a weapon, and unlawful drug paraphernalia.

Skyler Hibbs caught with fentanyl & stolen handgun, tells police she uses an “8-Ball” a day

North Carolina State

Hickory, NC

A North Carolina woman led police more than half a mile to her residence on foot before making the bizarre declaration of what had happened in the house because "God told her to." Police responding to reports of a suspicious individual in the 4 a.m. hour on Friday, July 19...

'Disoriented' Woman Invites Police to Crime Scene: 'Everyone Come In, the Baby Is Dead'

Toms River, NJ

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A newly released arrest warrant details disturbing allegations related to the killing of a man at a New Jersey home allegedly used to harbor a suspect in another murder.

Woman Was Allegedly Photographed While Dismembering Murder Victim’s Body

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Missouri State

Maryland Heights, MO

The US Sun

RAPPER Nelly has been arrested and booked for drug possession after getting pulled over before dawn on Wednesday. The Grammy winner was seen with glassy eyes in his mugshot and appeared to have a slight smile on his face. According to arrest records, Nelly, 49, was arrested at Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights, Missouri, a […]

Nelly ‘arrested for ecstasy possession’ in Missouri and has glassy eyes in mugshot as he expects baby with wife Ashanti

CBS News

Three Mexican suspects were arrested with two South Africans when elite police units raided a multimillion-dollar crystal meth lab hidden in a remote farm north of Johannesburg, police said Tuesday.The owner of the farm near Groblersdal, about 125 miles from Johannesburg, was among four men arrested on Friday, police said.A third Mexican was picked up on Monday, the spokeswoman for the elite Hawks unit told AFP."The drugs were obviously intended for local and international sale," Brigadier Thandi Mbambo told AFP, adding that the manufacturing facility was operating "at a large scale."Authorities also seized large quantities of chemicals used to manufacture...

Multimillion-dollar crystal meth lab found hidden in remote farm

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A female prison guard has narrowly avoided jail after having an intimate relationship with a prisoner. Rachel Stanton, 31, had a relationship with Edwin Poole who was serving a 10-and-a-half-year sentence in HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, for his role in a four-day stint of violent armed robberies.The court heard how CCTV picked up on the mum-of-five going into a prison storeroom with Poole for an hour of "intimacy." Following the discovery of the relationship in July 2022, Stanton was suspended and Poole was moved to another prison. Stanton continued to visit him and they went on to have a baby...

Female prison guard spared jail after having an affair and a baby with inmate

TheConversationAU

Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes.

These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause of four people being hospitalised in Sydney in May. And in April, nitazenes were found in drugs used by around 20 people who overdosed in outer Sydney.

So what are nitazenes, why are they so dangerous, and how can we minimise the harms they cause?



What are nitazenes?

Nitazenes are a group of synthetic opioids. This means they’re made in a lab (distinct from morphine or heroin which come from the opium...

Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes. Here’s why it’s a dangerous mix

Indiana State

Law & Crime

Richard and Patricia Heitz allegedly kept child in camper without electricity for days before abandoning him at a mental facility and refusing to let him back home. 
The post Adopted 13-year-old kept in camper without electricity, forced to use ‘grocery style bags’ as toilet: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.

Adopted 13-year-old kept in camper without electricity, forced to use 'grocery style bags' as toilet: Police

Authorities believe Maxwell Johnston went on the run after shooting his girlfriend, Gabriella Caroleo, and then killed the owner of the home where he was hiding out.

Detectives Investigating Woman’s Murder Find Another Man’s Remains In Bags

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BLOCK WORK MEDIA GROUP

Tusi, also known as tuci or tucibi, has emerged as a prominent recreational drug, particularly in Latin America. Commonly referred to as "pink cocaine," tusi is recognized by its distinct pink-dyed powder form. However, this name is misleading, as tusi is not a single substance but rather a concoction of various psychoactive drugs. This article delves into the origins, composition, and misconceptions surrounding tusi.

"Pink Cocaine" The Rise of Tusi: Unveiling the Truth

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Cosmic Insights

This articles uses AI writing tools to improve quality. Astrology offers insights into how different zodiac signs express their anger, and some signs are known for their intense and formidable tempers. Here are three zodiac signs you should be particularly cautious of when they are mad:

3 Zodiac Signs You Should Be Afraid Of When They Are Mad

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'I was force-fed crack by criminals who took over my house'

A Dundee woman was forced to smoke crack by criminals who turned her home into a drug...

'I was force-fed crack by criminals who took over my house'

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