Sparked by the double murder of two teenage girls, the run-down Birmingham suburb of Aston became the most watched corner of Britain. In the second of our drugs.uk series, Steve Sampson reveals the tactics and impact of an unprecedented drive…
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Druglink article 2005 – Rogue traders by Sam Hart
Smuggled in under the guise of kisses, oranges and even eggs, drugs are an inevitable part of life in British jails. Sam Hart on the inside story of the drug trade in prisons. Rogue traders (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Operation Julie: the day acid reigned by Harry Shapiro
Two major LSD factories were operating in the UK supplying a worldwide market under the noses of the police, until a DI from Thames Valley drug squad became curious. What happened next helped revolutionised the policing of drugs. Operation Julie:…
Druglink article 2004 – Gimme Shelter: Winter comfort five years on by Kevin Flemen
The jailing of Ruth Wyner and John Brook in 1999 under section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act failing to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent heroin dealing at heir drop-in centre sent shivers down the spines of drug workers…
Druglink article 2004 – Cop on the rocks by Max Daly
Five days after the Metropolitan Police introduced a new drug and alcohol policy to encourage officers to seek help for addictions, WPC Claire Frazer walked into her south London police station and owned up to a £500 a week crack…
Druglink article 2004 – Long arm of the law by Jane Mackenzie
Drug users from America to Thailand are subjected to human rights abuses on a grand scale. Jane Mackenzie on the brutal treatment meted out on behalf of the global war on drugs. Long arm of the law (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Class of 2004: Going to the dogs by Max Daly
Is the use of sniffer dogs to search school children confined to a few classrooms in Kent? Max Daly investigates. Class of 2004: Going to the dogs (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Plant kingdom by Vanda Felbab-Brown
The latest military offensive in Helmand is being accompanied by a new strategy in the battle to win the hearts and minds of Afghans: a step away from wholesale poppy eradication. Vanda Felbab-Brown reports on why this controversial experiment is the most likely route…
Druglink article 2010 – A dose of reality by Liz Hughes and Peter Phillips
Are prisons a methadone free-for-all where offenders are barred from actually getting clean? Liz Hughes and Peter Phillips say the reality is far removed from the picture painted by those guided by abstentionist beliefs. A dose of reality (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Politics of the poppy by Harry Shapiro and David Guttenfelder
As the Western powers prepare to leave Afghanistan, informed opinion concludes that the ten year war against opium growing has been an expensive failure. Politics of the poppy (PDF)