From Weekend Use to Life Sentence: Alex Powell’s £80,000, Eight-Year Cocaine Addiction Tuesday, May 26, 2026 addiction cocaine recovery bipolar overdose prison mentalhealth rehabilitation substanceabuse supportworker Alex Powell, a 32-year-old engineer from Gloucester, found himself trapped in an eight-year battle with cocaine addiction that drained £80,000 from his life and left him fighting for survival. What began as an occasional … Read More
From Weekend Boost to £80,000 Addiction: Alex Powell’s Eight-Year Battle with Cocaine Tuesday, May 26, 2026 addiction cocaine bipolar recovery prison mentalhealth overdose methadone rehabilitation Alex Powell, a 32-year-old engineer from Gloucester, began using cocaine as a weekend pick-me-up to manage gruelling 16-hour workdays. What started as occasional use quickly escalated into an eight-year addiction that cost … Read More
Gloucestershire Cocaine Gang Dismantled in Major £2 Million Bust Tuesday, May 12, 2026 gloucestershire cocaine druggang arrest socialmedia investigation sentencing drugssupply police crime A prominent drugs gang operating in Gloucestershire, responsible for flooding the county with cocaine valued at around £2 million, has been dismantled following a dedicated police investigation. The five men at the heart of … Read More
Man Jailed After Drugs, Cash, and Weapons Found Following Police Chase Monday, March 30, 2026 drugs weapons arrest cocaine heroin firearm police crime conviction pursuit A 26-year-old man from Birmingham has been sentenced to eight years in prison after police uncovered a significant cache of drugs, cash, and weapons in his vehicle. Cumar Cumar, residing on Eastwood Road, Balsall Heath, was … Read More
Drugs, Cash, and Weapons Seized After Audi Driver Flees Police Monday, March 30, 2026 drugs cocaine firearm drugtrafficking police crime birmingham court arrest audi A 26-year-old man from Birmingham has been sentenced to eight years in prison after police discovered a significant cache of drugs, cash, and weapons in his vehicle. Cumar Cumar, of Eastwood Road, Balsall Heath, pleaded … Read More
South Gloucestershire Drugs Laboratory Discovered at Industrial Unit Friday, March 27, 2026 drugs laboratory southgloucestershire cocaine mephedrone swrocu arrests investigation industrialunit court A suspected drugs laboratory has been uncovered in an industrial unit near Bitton, South Gloucestershire. Authorities believe the facility was involved in the production of Class A and Class B drugs, including cocaine and … Read More