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01/11/2012
Two Legal Highs Reclassified
Two "legal highs" are to be made illegal class B drugs.
Black mamba and methoxetamine, often known as mexxy, will be banned with users facing up to five years in jail.
Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne said: "People who take 'legal highs' are taking serious risks with their lives because often they do not know what they are taking and the drugs may contain harmful substances.
"The UK is addressing the harm caused by 'legal highs' by outlawing not just individual drugs, but whole families of related substances that have the potential to cause serious harm."
(GK)
Black mamba and methoxetamine, often known as mexxy, will be banned with users facing up to five years in jail.
Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne said: "People who take 'legal highs' are taking serious risks with their lives because often they do not know what they are taking and the drugs may contain harmful substances.
"The UK is addressing the harm caused by 'legal highs' by outlawing not just individual drugs, but whole families of related substances that have the potential to cause serious harm."
(GK)
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Brixton Drug Gang Get Long Sentences
A gang of criminals who ran a lucrative drug dealing network from a car tyre shop in Brixton were sentenced last week to a total of 81 years in prison. Nine men, who were previously convicted of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, appeared at Kingston Crown Court today to hear their sentences.
Brixton Drug Gang Get Long Sentences
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