Narcotics offences soared 30% from April to June, ONS figures reveal

Drug offences soared by 30 per cent during the coronavirus lockdown as overall recorded crime dropped by a quarter compared to 2019, new figures show. Total recorded crime fell by 121,873 in April compared to the same month last year after Britain was plunged under draconian coronavirus restrictions, according to an Office for National Statistics report published today. … Read more

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone is quizzed by India’s Narcotics Control Bureau

Bollywood star is quizzed by India’s drug squad: Deepika Padukone arrives for interview by Narcotics Control Bureau as part of an probe into film industry’s links with drug peddlers and cartels Three Bollywood actors questioned by India’s narcotics agency earlier today Deepika Padukone arrived at office before Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan Bollywood drug probe … Read more