Police to screen drivers for drugs in pilot scheme
Isles police will be piloting a new scheme to catch people driving under the influence of drugs. Police Scotland will then roll-out the screening appliances…
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Glasgow man in court after £125k Lerwick drugs discovery
A 31-year-old Glasgow man has appeared in court in connection with a £125,000 drugs discovery.
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Police seize heroin and cocaine worth over £125k
Police have seized Class A drugs worth more than £125,000 in Lerwick.
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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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‘Some night out’ – Pair locked up after bringing drugs worth £120k to Shetland on NorthLink ferry
Two men who brought drugs worth a six-figure sum into Shetland have been locked up to await their sentences.
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Drugs dogs help police to seize over £5,000’s worth of illicit substances
Police seized drugs worth £5,200 from the Lerwick Post Office sorting depot during two months.
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Heroin and cocaine dealer jailed for 22 months
A drug dealer who struggled violently with police while carrying cocaine and heroin worth almost £13,000, has been jailed for 22 months
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Woman charged with supplying drugs
A 33-year-old woman appeared in court charged with supplying drugs.
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Poll: Should some drugs be legalised or decriminalised?
General election candidates offered their views on drug reform this week in the last of a series of articles in The Shetland Times.
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Tingwall man charged with supplying drugs
A 33-year-old man has been charged with two counts of supplying drugs and one of obstructing a police search.
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Mum tells court her drug-dealing son should be sent to prison
The mother of a convicted heroin dealer attended his sentencing hearing to say he should have been sent to prison.
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MSYPs back Dogs Against Drugs campaign
Shetland’s new MSYPs have backed The Shetland Times Dogs Against Drugs campaign.
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Two charged after police seize £37k of heroin at ferry terminal
Two people have been charged with supplying drugs after police seized heroin worth an estimated £37,000.
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