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Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab

Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab

£4.5m of drugs found in suitcases

A 30-year-old man is to appear in court charged with attempting to smuggle heroin valued at £4.5m into the UK.

Drug users 'turning to diazepam'

An increasing number of drug users are using tranquilisers to replace heroin or take with other drugs, a UK charity says.

Addicts turn to diazepam as a heroin alternative

THE tranquilliser once known as "mother's little helper" is growing in popularity among drug addicts as an alternative to heroin, it was claimed today.

Valium becomes street drug of choice

Increased popularity of mother's little helper reflects drop in quality and availability of street heroin

New techniques help trace heroin

Forensic profiling developed in Glasgow helps Scottish police trace the source of heroin being brought into the UK.

Police recover £25,000 of drugs

Police officers recover £25,000 of heroin and crack cocaine after searching a house in Inverurie.

Drug courier caught by bad teeth

Police discover £100,000 worth of heroin after spotting a driver's rotten teeth, a court is told.

Afghans Converting Own Opium Into Heroin

U.N.: Smuggled chemicals helping Afghans to process opium.