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Green councillor asks if Brighton should fill Amsterdam ‘coffee shop’ void

Green councillor asks if Brighton should fill Amsterdam ‘coffee shop’ void

In the wake of Amsterdam’s decision to ban tourists from smoking cannabis in Coffee Shops, Green Councillor Ben Duncan has asked if Brighton should step up to fill the void…

Hove drug dealer ordered to repay £66,000

Hove drug dealer ordered to repay £66,000

A Hove man serving a four-year sentence for drug dealing offences has been ordered to repay £66,000 obtained through his crimes. Lee Johnson, 47, of Blatchington Road, Hove, will have…

Brighton drug dealer ordered to repay £200,000

Brighton drug dealer ordered to repay £200,000

A Brighton man has been ordered to sell his flat in order to pay more than £200,000 of illegal profit from his drug dealing. Gareth Morris, 30, of London Road…

Police sniff out drug dealer in Brighton

A drug dealer was caught in Brighton after police officers passing in a patrol car smelt cannabis Duncan John Treharne, 26, of New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, was caught in…

Public urged to attend drug debate

Public urged to attend drug debate

Brighton and Hove residents have been urged to attend a drug debate at Hove Town Hall, which has been organised by a local MP and will include 19 guest speakers.…

Broken tail light leads to cocaine haul

Broken tail light leads to cocaine haul

Cocaine with a street value of £20,000 was found in the glove compartment of a car after the driver was pulled over because of a defective tail light. The car…

Lucas urges drugs policy change ahead of debate

Lucas urges drugs policy change ahead of debate

Ahead of a high profile discussion on Brighton and Hove’s drug policy, local MP Caroline Lucas has urged the authorities to take a new approach. The Brighton Pavilion MP, who…

Drug crackdown is being successful, say police

A crackdown on drug dealers and drug users in Brighton and Hove is ‘successfully breaking the cycle where people are committing offences in order to get money to buy drugs’,…

Lucas calls for drugs policy to be taken away from Home Office

Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has called for the issue of drugs policy to be taken away from the Home Office and handed to the Department for Health. She explained…

Convicted drug dealer ordered to pay back £18,000

A convicted drug dealer has been ordered to pay back £18,000 of the profits he gained during his criminal activity in Brighton. Anton Duschene, 38, is serving a four year…

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