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Northern Ireland

Police search property as part of probe into feuding drugs gangs

Police have searched a property in North Down as part of an investigation into feuding drug gangs. A number of attacks in recent weeks have been linked to rival loyalist factions. These have included petrol bomb attacks, windows being smashed with ...

01 Apr 2023 at 17:54

Ireland

Island of Ireland is ‘wealthy place’ for drug gangs to target

The island of Ireland is seen as “affluent and a wealthy place” for drug gangs to target, the Republic’s police chief has warned. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the use of drugs on both sides of the border has become prevalent and has led to ...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:32

Scotland

Gang jailed for drugs empire operated from housing estate

Organised criminals who ran a drugs empire from a housing estate have been jailed after being intercepted by French authorities. Ringleader Lee Docherty, 37, his brother-in-law Ian Millar, 39, Brendan Gillan, 32, his father Daniel Gillan, 60, ...

04 Apr 2024 at 14:18

Scotland

County lines gangs targeted with weapons and drugs seized

Police targeted county lines gangs in a bid to “safeguard” vulnerable people, with drugs worth £322,000 seized. The UK-wide networks typically operate from major cities by sending children or young people into provincial regions where they ...

06 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Van ‘arson attack’ thought to be linked to North Down drugs gangs feud

A van has been set alight in what is believed to be the latest incident in a feud between drugs gangs in North Down. Detectives are appealing for information following the suspected arson attack in Newtownards in the early hours of Sunday....

23 Apr 2023 at 12:03

Crime & Court

Border gang linked to €4 million Donegal drug haul as boat deal probed

A gang operating along the border region is being probed in connection with a €4 million cocaine find in Donegal last summer. Cocaine weighing a total of around 60kg and with a street value in excess of €4 million was found washed up on ...

03 Apr 2024 at 21:33

Crime gang headed by ‘gangster granny’ jailed for dealing drugs worth £80m

A family-run crime gang, with a 65-year-old “gangster granny” as its boss, has been sentenced for dealing drugs with a street value of £80 million across the UK. Deborah Mason, dubbed “Queen Bee”, and seven other members of the gang, ...

18 Jul 2025 at 19:11

Gang jailed for dealing cocaine to thousands of users in the City of London

A gang who ran a drugs line that sold cocaine to 10,000 drug users in the City of London have been jailed. The group, behind a line called Top Gear or City Gear, were sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday for selling the ...

31 Jul 2025 at 14:50

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