‘A troubled jail’s failure to secure funding for a body scanner to help stop drugs being smuggled in is “inexplicable”, the chief inspector of prisons has said.’
BBC News, 18th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two drugs gang bosses have been jailed after cocaine with a street value of £20m was seized from a van on the M6 in Cheshire.’
BBC News, 11th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother attempting to bring medical cannabis into the country for her severely epileptic daughter said she was “exhausted and shattered” after a second batch was seized by authorities.’
The Independent, 7th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who played a role in a £40m international steroid smuggling ring arranged dozens of unlicensed shipments of the drug from India into Europe, a court heard.’
The Independent, 6th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Child slavery cases in the UK have surged by nearly 800 per cent in just two years, new figures show. Data published in the Modern Slavery Police Transformation Programme’s annual report show there were 475 police operations into child slavery in the UK last month, compared with 53 in April 2017.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three drug dealers have become the first gang to be jailed under modern slavery laws for using children to traffic crack cocaine and heroin in so-called county lines operations.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Thousands of prison staff have been subject to disciplinary action in the past five years, including for relationships with inmates, assaulting prisoners and racism.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three gang members have been convicted of human trafficking offences after they used young and vulnerable children from London to transport and sell drugs in Hampshire in a landmark county lines case.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five men involved in a plot to bring cocaine with a street value of £112m to the UK from South America in a sailing catamaran have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A steep rise in the number of vulnerable children being lured into dealing drugs as part of the so-called county lines crisis has led to a doubling of modern slavery cases involving UK minors in Britain.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of referrals of potential victims of modern slavery made by councils has soared tenfold in five years, the Local Government Association has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The boss of a multi-million pound class A drug-smuggling operation, has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st March 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Three men who used the dark web to sell potentially lethal drugs to hundreds of customers across the UK and abroad have today (18 January) been jailed for a total of more than 43 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th January 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The government could introduce an anti-drone system to stop drug smuggling in English prisons after a successful six-month experiment in Guernsey prompted ministers to consider a U-turn about the technology.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man named as a suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his part in a multi-million drugs plot, despite attempts by his defence counsel to use the controversy surrounding the killing as grounds for leniency.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for supplying the MDMA that killed two of his friends.’
BBC News, 29th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This review sought to measure changes in outcomes before and after the implementation of the Act, to provide an indication of whether its aims are being achieved.’
Home Office, 19th November 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Almost half of England’s jails are providing inadequate medical care to inmates, whose health is being damaged by widespread failings, the NHS watchdog has told MPs in a scathing briefing leaked to the Observer.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Seven members of a gang that used drones to airlift £500,000 worth of drugs into prisons have been given jail terms ranging from three to 10 years.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who trafficked three children, including a 14-year-old girl, to use as drug dealers in a “county lines” ring has been jailed for 14 years in a landmark prosecution.’
The Independent, 4th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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