73-year-old man who tried to smuggle £100,000 worth of heroin into the UK through Heathrow Airport has been jailed for five years.

Posted by Land Bike Saturday, 7 May 2011
David Pryor, of Priory Road, Wellingborough, was arrested by UK Border Agency officers on September 5 last year after he arrived at Terminal 5 on a flight from Tanzania.Following a search, about 4kg of the drug was found concealed in baskets which he was carrying in his dark green suitcase.Officers examined the three unusually-heavy woven baskets and found heroin concealed within the weave. In total, the drugs had an estimated street value of about £100,000.Pryor was jailed at Isleworth Crown Court...
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Heroin deaths are exploding across our area, and it's no longer affecting just people on skid row.

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If you're a parent of a teenager, this next story could be one of the most important you'll ever see.  Heroin deaths are exploding across our area, and it's no longer affecting just people on skid row.It's in suburbs including West St. Louis County, and even in high schools. Its purity is as high as 90 percent, and police say it's easier to get than marijuana.This is a look at how heroin has destroyed lives and how you can spot an addict."I was addicted to meth, I was addicted to cocaine,"...
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A batch of extra-strength heroin is on a deadly rampage in B.C.'s Lower Mainland

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A batch of extra-strength heroin is on a deadly rampage in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, the B.C. Coroners Service warned Thursday."Heroin being dealt to users in some areas is at least twice as potent as usual," the coroners service advised, citing 20 heroin overdose deaths so far in 2011, double the number of deaths last year.Drug users should "never be alone when ingesting drugs, and where possible (should) use available community services such as INSITE or needle exchanges," the coroners service warned.At...
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