Crack addict jailed for smuggling heroin worth £25k
A 43-year-old crack addict who smuggled heroin into Shetland to pay off a drug debt has been jailed.
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Drug couriers behind bars as their partners give birth
Two drug couriers have been handed lengthy prison sentences leaving their partners to raise newborn babies alone.
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Father and son repaid less than half of £25,000 stolen from relative to cover drug debt
A father and son have been ordered to carry out unpaid work after failing to pay back all of the £25,000 they stole from another
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Man could lose licence after driving his girlfriend’s car when she was locked up at court
A 30-year-old man could lose his licence after driving his girlfriend’s’ car without insurance when she was locked up.
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Sheriff surprised drunk driver managed to get damaged van to move
A 52-year-old man who drove a severely damaged van dangerously and while drunk has been fined £1,000.
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‘You have beautiful sunsets, seals and lobsters’ says commercial diver as he is handed a year’s driving ban
A commercial diver who crashed his car and then failed to give a breath sample has apologised to the people of Shetland – praising the isles
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Fisherman ordered to pay £3,500 compensation after knocking man unconscious at Trench Bar
A fisherman who assaulted two men, knocking one unconscious and breaking his collarbone, has been ordered to pay £3,500 compensation.
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Rigger threatened to rape police officer’s wife and daughter
A 20-year-old rigger who threatened to rape a police officer’s wife and daughter has been told to “face up to what he has done” and
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Man who carried out ‘sustained and pre-planned’ sexual assault is jailed for almost three years
A 28-year-old Lerwick man who carried out a sustained and pre-planned sexual assault has been jailed for almost three years.
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Man failed to carry out unpaid work after headbutting victim in Trench Bar
A 26-year-old man who headbutted his victim and then failed to comply with an unpaid work order has been given another chance.
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Woman denies assaulting partner
A 55-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with assaulting her partner.
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Woman found guilty of possessing drugs
A 47-year-old woman has been fined £520 for the possession of cocaine. Laureen Johnston, of Upper Sound, Lerwick, had denied two charges of possessing of…
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Fife man brought heroin worth almost £25k to Shetland to pay off drug debt
A 43-year-old Fife man brought heroin worth almost £25,000 to Shetland to pay off a drugs debt, a court heard.
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Topless drunk ‘fancied himself as a hardman’ and challenged bar full of people to a fight
A topless drunk who challenged a bar full of people to a fight and then refused to leave has been fined £800.
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