Drugs

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Richie Roncero, a recovering drug addict and charity founder from Leith, is taking on a six-month rough sleeping challenge to raise £1,000,000 for vital addiction recovery beds.

Ex-drug addict takes on rough sleeping charity challenge to raise £1m

Alana Tague is speaking out for the first time about the incident that turned her life upside down

Mum of 'Britain's youngest ecstasy baby' speaks out in new book

Police seized cocaine and cannabis from the property in the Kirknewton area

Man arrested over £100,000 cocaine and cannabis haul

Police allegedly found over 100kg in the boot of a rental car

Edinburgh couple face new charge after ketamine seizure

Police executed the drugs warrant earlier this week (Picture: John Devlin)

Huge drug haul worth more than £1.4m seized following raids

Downing Centre Local Court

Woman and partner appear in court over 107kg ketamine raids

The search was part of an ongoing inquiry into the supply of Class A drugs in East Lothian

Cocaine and heroin worth £200,000 discovered during police raid

Glasgow's safer drug consumption room is a step forward but more are needed (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Councillors clash over Edinburgh drug consumption room proposals

Police Scotland have raised concerns over the workload around Prevent referrrals. Picture: John Devlin

Man jailed after supplying drugs to 'vulnerable' women in Edinburgh

Drugs and a taser were recovered from the shop

Man arrested after drugs and weapons recovered from West Lothian shop

Four arrested as West Lothian police seize weapons and drugs

West Lothian police seize weapons and drugs in property raids

Byrne was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday

Gangster who wanted to 'flood Scotland with lethal drugs' jailed

Police Scotland asked the Scottish government for an extra £33.7 million for improved policing in the latest budget but the request was turned down (Picture: Neil Johnstone)

Man arrested after police seize £325,000 worth of drugs in Edinburgh

Stock shot of Police Scotland. (Pic credit: John Devlin)

Drugs worth almost £900k recovered as man arrested and charged

Ellie Crampsie was found to have more than 17 kilos of the Class B drug stuffed into a suitcase.

Social media influencer who smuggled £150k of cannabis jailed
Social media personality pleaded guilty last month
Alexander Lawrie

£98,000 worth of drugs was seized in the haul alongside cash and a bladed weapon.

Two charged after £98k drug haul recovered from stolen vehicle

The drug consumption room in Glasgow.

Residents asked for views on Old Town drug consumption facility plans

Edinburgh City Chambers will have in-house security.

Private hire driver with cannabis farm struck from landlord register

Social influencer Ellie Crampsie, 23, from Glasgow.

Influencer facing jail after smuggling £150,000 of cannabis at airport

Injection bay areas in the Using Space at Thistle Centre Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow

Edinburgh drug consumption room 'will benefit city as a whole'

On Tuesday, March 10, police in West Lothian recovered cocaine worth £120,000 from an address in the Shiel Walk area of Craigshill

Cocaine worth £120,000 recovered after West Lothian raid

Council tax rates are a key issue at Edinburgh City Chambers

Private hire driver convicted of drug offences suspended by council

Three arrested after hero dog makes £364k drugs recovery

Police have now arrested a man in connection with a serious assault (Picture: Police Scotland)

45-year old woman arrested by police in heroin and cocaine bust

McLuckie warned police no one was sticking needles in him (Picture: Police Scotland)

Top police officer addresses drugs crisis in the capital

Richie Roncero, a recovering drug addict and founder of charity Steps To Hope plans to sleep rough for six months to raise funds for a new recovery facility.

Former drug addict to sleep rough for six months to raise £1m
A recovering drug addict from Leith is set to spend six months sleeping rough across 26 UK cities in a bid to raise £1 million for a new residential addiction recovery facility.
Kevin Quinn

Man charged after drugs worth £65,000 seized in Livingston

MELD operated from here in Dalkeith, and Musselburgh, supporting people with substance and alcohol abuse, and their families.

Drugs support charity closing after 32 years

Police Scotland said the seizure had a street value of £780,000

Two arrested after more than £750k of cannabis seized

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says the figures are devastating

1,600 babies in Scotland born dependent on drugs

A report to Edinburgh councillors revealed some 200 households were unsuitable

Man once convicted of growing marijuana granted private hire licence

Three youths been reported following anti-social behaviour in the Ormiston area of East Lothian.

Two arrested following £1 million East Whitburn cannabis farm raid

Police said a man had been arrested in connection with a serious sexual assault and robbery in Camelon. (Pic: Police Scotland)

Police seize gun and drugs amid ‘gang war’ investigation

Tyler Stechling, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Drug trafficker caught with £90,000 of cannabis in suitcase is jailed

Injection bay areas in the Using Space at Thistle Centre Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow

Campaigners plan 3-minute silence over delay on drug consumption room

Two arrested and charged after police seize drugs and stolen vehicles

Four youths have been charged in connection with an alleged attack in Gracemount, Edinburgh on Sunday, September 28

Police recover 34 stolen vehicles and drugs worth £320,000 in two days

The Police raid found cars and class A drugs within a unit in Sherwood Industrial Estate

Bonnyrigg Police raid recovers stolen vehicles and drugs worth £230k

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A man and a woman have been charged after police recovered drugs worth £74,400 in Hailesland Grove, Edinburgh

Police seize cocaine and cannabis worth £75,000

A man and woman have both been charged as a part of an ongoing investigation in connection with drug supply in Bridlington. John Devlin

Stop and search leads police to £74,000 drugs discovery

A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Pilot scheme reveals genetic sensitivity to common medicines

The man is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, May 15.

Man appears in court after cannabis worth £328,000 seized

Police in Fife have recovered drugs from a Kirkcaldy home after receiving reports of a ‘possible cannabis cultivation’

Police and forensics spotted at property after cannabis farm found

Police Scotland are appealing for witnesses.

Drugs worth over £65,000 recovered by police

Imer Quashi was sentenced to four years and six months. Picture: Ian Georgeson/National World

Sixth man jailed for role in city drug supply network

Some countries have strict rules about the medications you can and cannot bring in as a tourist.

You can get jailed if you take these five common medications abroad

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Ardit Mazrreku, 27 was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison in relation to drugs offences in Edinburgh

Man jailed after £165,000 worth of drugs seized in house raid

A search of the property resulted in £340,000 of illegal drugs being seized by police officers (Picture: Police Scotland)

36-year-old man arrested after £340,000 Uphall drugs bust

Police have charged a second man following the recovery of cocaine and cannabis in the West Lothian area.

West Lothian man charged after drugs worth around £250,000 recovered

Drug dealer jailed after police find Breaking Bad-style drugs lab mobile phone footage

Drug dealer's Breaking Bad-style meth lab video lands him in jail

Drug dealer dumps gun and cocaine then asks police “can I call my dad?” during arrest

"Can I call my dad?" - dealer dumps gun and £16k cocaine in a bush

Sage-Ahliea Gold was found to be carrying more than 16 kilos of herbal cannabis in a suitcase when she arrived at Edinburgh Airport in August last year.

Student broke down in tears after she was caught with drugs in airport

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