POLICE smashed their way into a Sheffield cannabis factory and seized £84,000 of plants

POLICE smashed their way into a Sheffield cannabis factory and seized £84,000 of plants in their latest assault on professional and highly organised drugs gangs.Eight officers, accompanied by The Star, raided a four-bedroom terraced house on Walkley Road, Walkley, yesterday afternoon.They seized 210 plants and arrested a Vietnamese man - who was hiding in the loft - on suspicion of cultivating drugs.Neighbours...

Drug Task Force makes major marijuana bust

months-long investigation into a marijuana farming operation in the desert northwest of Veyo resulted in the arrest of 37 Mexican nationals suspected of helping to cultivate the drug field Saturday."This is the largest grow we have ever seen, relative to the number of people...

Ronnie Dennis Whitaker, 21, is accused of possessing hashish — a sticky, thick and dark-colored resin made from marijuana

Ronnie Dennis Whitaker, 21, is accused of possessing hashish — a sticky, thick and dark-colored resin made from marijuana — and 2 ounces or less of marijuana.He is scheduled for trial in October.Possession of hashish is a Class 4 felony punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.Possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of one...

Islamabad police on Tuesday arrested four persons from various areas of the city and recovered 66 bottles of wine, 600 gram hashish and weapons from their possession

Islamabad police on Tuesday arrested four persons from various areas of the city and recovered 66 bottles of wine, 600 gram hashish and weapons from their possession, a police spokesman claimed.On a tip off, Sub-Inspector Muhammad Yusuf from Aabpara police station arrested Javed Masih with 54 bottles of wine while ASI Ali Raza from Kohsar police station apprehended Yunus Masih with 12 bottles.Inspector...

June 26 was the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

In case you missed it, June 26 was the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Afghanistan, the world's largest provider of opium poppy, did mark the occasion — with a bonfire.Standing near an 11-ton mountain of seized opium, hashish and alcohol on the outskirts of Kabul, Gen. Baz Mohammad Ahmadi welcomed officials to the drug-burning ceremony.Ahmadi, the country's deputy minister...