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Portsmouth Crown Court in Winston Churchill Avenue

Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Crown Court?

Dozens of wraps of cocaine and heroin have been sized in Portsmouth following a police operation.

Dozens of cocaine and heroin wraps seized as man charged

The seizures were made at Southampton Port (Chris Ison/PA)

£160 million worth of cocaine and cannabis seized at Hampshire port

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Frankie Rackham, 31, and Wayne Lowman, 56, have been jailed for supplying drugs for a narcotics kingpin.

Two drug runners who peddled narcotics for kingpin jailed

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Portsmouth apartment shut down for three months after drug activity

Alcohol and drug paraphernalia left in Gosport

Alcohol and drug paraphernalia found as police crack down on yobs

The arrest was made in Selsey.

Man arrested after cocaine and cannabis found in Range Rover

Ivan Mizzi was jailed at Portsmouth Crown Court after supplying crack cocaine and heroin.

Man jailed for supplying cocaine - videos shows flaunting drug money

William Caird was jailed for committing a string of "street-level" drug offences.

Drug dealer who continued selling substances after arrest is jailed

A record-breaking drugs haul was seized from Southampton port.

'Record-breaking' £139m drugs haul seized at port by border force

Officers have seized 12 tonnes of cannabis worth around £139 million in the Border Force’s largest ever seizure of the drug.

Cannabis seizure at Hampshire port is largest ever by Border Force

Zaman Ahmed, 40 from Upper Arundel Street, Landport, has been jailed for drug and driving offences.

Portsmouth drug mule with links to 'serious organised crime' is jailed

Police have executed a drugs warrant in Old Road, Gosport, on May 13.

Police burst into house seizing Class A, B and C drugs

A man was arrested and his vehicle seized on the M27 due to drug offences.

Man arrested on M27 after 'strong smell of cannabis' in vehicle
Despite being friendly to the police, the driver gave them false information to try and get away with it
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A HR graduate has told how she fell into a seven-year ketamine addiction after getting hooked to the "cheap" drug she could buy for just Â£8.50 a go. // Kate Douglas, 27, began taking cocaine at parties aged 17 before trying ketamine because it was cheaper. It started just at weekends, but soon she was secretly taking it daily, and she sank to just 6st 0lbs after the drug robbed her of her desire to eat. Over the years her addiction ate through thousands of pounds of her salary and savings - Â£100,000 in total - and saw Kate, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, go into multiple temporary accommodations while "following the drugs".

'Ketamine will rob you of everything - I'm lucky to be alive'

Mason-Lee Williams was pulled over by police in Hayling Island after they caught him speeding.

Drug dealer caught with more than 100 edibles in his car spared jail

Yair Irving, 31, from Havant is wanted by the police as part of an ongoing drugs supply investigation.

Police hunt wanted man as part of drugs supply investigation

A week of action by Hampshire police has led to multiple arrests and the seizure of Class A drugs and weapons.

Class A drugs, imitation firearms and knives seized in week of action

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Officers carried out a drugs warrant in Lee-on-the-Solent on February 18.

Police raid house with various drugs found

In total, the highest value of the drugs found in North End Avenue and Manners Road was estimated to be £75,600.

Four men jailed after cannabis farms discovered in Portsmouth

A three-day police operation on Hampshire's roads saw 86 arrests, £10,000 in cash seized and 50 drug seizures.

Police operation sees 11 arrests made with Class A drugs seized

Zoe Davie's brother was a prisoner at HMP Coldingley where a search was set to take place. Davie revealed the information to her mother who then alerted her son.

Portsmouth prison officer jailed after sex with inmate and drug plot

Over 35 e-bikes and e-scooters were seized in Portsmouth on Tuesday, January 20 as city-wide police operation targeted crime hotspots.

Portsmouth crime hotspots targeted as 35 e-bikes and scooters seized

Children under 14 in Hampshire are being drawn into drug use, as new figures reveal a sharp rise in those needing treatment.

Sharp rise in schoolchildren needing treatment for drug use
Children under 14 in Hampshire are being drawn into drug use, as new figures reveal a sharp rise in those needing treatment.
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London Road in Waterlooville was closed yesterday afternoon following a collision.

Motorbike rider suffers serious injuries in collision with van

Joshua Padilla Ammen, 22, of Alver Road, Fratton, was jailed for two years and four months for drug supply offences.

Drug dealer jailed for over two years after admitting supplying heroin

Anthony Siner, aged 38, of Monterey Road, Liverpool pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and was jailed for 17 years and 7 months. He headed up the crime group which supplied crack cocaine and heroin to Gosport

17 members of major drug gang jailed for combined 91 years

A large cannabis factory was found in Four Marks. Police arrested a man from Portsmouth, with the drugs being seized and destroyed.

Man arrested after "large" cannabis factory discovered

A prolific shoplifter has been arrested following 11 thefts in Leigh Park - with Co-Op in St Albans Road being targeted.

"Well-known shoplifter" arrested after 11 thefts in Leigh Park

Portsmouth-based HMS Trent seized £160m of cocaine from a narco-sub while operating in the Caribbean Sea. The UK has reportedly ended an intelligence sharing agreement with the USA regarding smugglers in the Caribbean.

UK stops sharing intelligence with USA about suspected drug vessels

Drug driver arrested as police crack down on anti-social behaviour

Officers executed warrants at four addresses in Gosport with three people arrested.

Drugs, cash and weapons seized in drug raids with three arrests made

Three drug dealers have been jailed, one of them is from Portsmouth. From L: Malcom Magala, 37, of Oriel Road, North End, Alain Kirunda-Nsiiro, 39, of Higham Hill Road, London, and Jerome Omard, 44, of Durban Road, London.

Dark web drug dealers who shipped cocaine and heroin in post jailed

Four men from Havant, Waterlooville, and Portsmouth, have been jailed for supplying drugs on a national scale.

Four high-profile drug dealers jailed as national network dismantled

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Three moped riders were arrested in the north of Portsmouth after a group were seen "blasting through the streets".

Moped riders arrested for drug driving - "blasting through streets"

Peter Williams, 43, of Havant was arrested after the 28 mile boat chase with Border Force officers. He is due to be sentenced on August 21.

Havant man jailed his part in plot to smuggle cocaine into the UK

A man was arrested after six dead pheasants were discovered in Bishop's Waltham.

Six dead pheasants and catapult found in car - fleeing man arrested

A man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in Gosport.

Man arrested for supplying drugs - stash found in car

The warrant was conducted at Wyatt Court in Salt Meat Lane, Gosport.

"Wanted" man arrested following drugs raid

Fareham man arrested after Class A drugs discovered in car in Gosport

Neil Heath, 42, of Byerley Road in Fratton, Portsmouth, has been sentenced to three years in prison for supplying Class A and B drugs.

Drug dealer jailed after van searched outside KFC and house raided

Scott Johnston, 38, of Havant, was found guilty of conspiracy to import Class A drugs, and has been sentenced to 24 years in jail

Havant man jailed for 24 years for his part in cocaine smuggling plot

A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Pilot scheme reveals genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Police smash through door in dramatic Gosport drugs raid - update

HMS Lancaster seized £30m worth of narcotics during a major drugs bust in the Arabian Sea in May of this year. Pictured: Royal Marines of 42 Commando boarding the suspect vessel, pouncing on a dhow which had 80 packages of narcotics on board.

Biggest recent Royal Navy drug busts - pictures

Louis Edwards, of Waterlooville, is serving over 18 years in prison and has been ordered to give up £45,000 worth of assets

Gang leader serving 18 years in prison ordered to give up £45,000

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Picture of the cocaine taken from the phone of Edwin Yahir Tabora Baca

WATCH: Two Havant men convicted of importing drugs after boat chase

A man was arrested for drug driving after failing to stop for police in Purbrook Way, Leigh Park.

Man who failed to stop for police arrested for drug driving

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