POLICE have arrested an 11th person in connection with the suspected drug deaths of three Tyneside university students. The three – two 18-year-olds from Newcastle University and a 21-year-old Northumbria University student – died over the weekend, along with an 18-year-old male from Washington, with drugs suspected to have contributed […]
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Three Tyneside students among four dead in weekend drugs fatalities
OFFICERS investigating the deaths of three teenagers and a 21-year-old over the weekend have made 10 arrests and carried out searches with drugs dogs. A large-scale investigation was ongoing today (Monday 5 October) after two 18-year-old women, and two men, aged 18 and 21, were found at addresses over […]
Exclusive: Drink spiking reports hit four year high in 2018
A recent Freedom of Information request sent to Northumbria Police has revealed a four-year high in drink spiking incidents in 2018. Last year saw a four-year high as 32 incidents were reported across the region, this number has increased since 2015 in which there were only nine reported incidents […]
11 People charged in Sunderland drugs operation
11 people have been charged in connection with a police investigation into drug dealing in Sunderland. Last year police launched Operation Primus aimed at tackling drugs supply in the city and so far 16 people have been arrested. On Wednesay, June 9, 10 men and one woman were charged as […]
Drugs recovered in Northumberland
Officers from Alnwick Neighbourhood Policing team carried out a warrant this morning in Alnwick to target those in suspicion of supplying illegal drugs. A quantity of Class A and B drugs were recovered and a 25-year-old man was arrested and remains in police custody. The activity is part of an ongoing intelligence-led […]
Northumbria police tackle drug drivers
Northumbria Police will be out in force on our roads this month as they look to support a national crackdown on drug drivers. The force’s Op Dragoon team will be targeting motorists across the region who are flouting the drug drive laws introduced one year today (March 2). The new laws […]
Sunderland drug-misuse deaths double in past 8 years
Deaths from drug misuse are on the rise and have doubled in the past eight years in Sunderland, figures show. Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that in 2006 there were 28 deaths in Sunderland due to drug misuse, in 2009 there were 40 and […]