Drugs

Ton Nguyen, from Vietnam, tried to conceal himself when police raided a property on Stanhope Road, South Shields.

Police raid uncovers £235k cannabis farm and man hiding in cupboard!

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court

Jarrow man stole £2,000-worth of jewellery from his own grandmother

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Man caught with drugs during South Shields police raid

Dad told court he turned to cocaine due to stress. Stock picture of cocaine above.

South Tyneside man caught drug driving

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

South Shields man caught with knife and cannabis sentenced

The latest National Cancer Patient Experience Survey results have been shared and show South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust are among the best in the NHS.

South Tyneside cancer care ranked among the best in the NHS

The case was dealt with at Newcastle Crown Court.

Cruel couple jailed for South Shields attack

Clean-up operations undertaken by the Port of Tyne following a collision between two vessels which caused an estimated billion plastic pellets to spill into the river.

Environment group challenge South Shields plastic spill messaging

Hebburn Helps Food Bank

Hebburn charity gives donation advice as busiest time of year starts

South Shields man charged following an alleged knifepoint robbery

The case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court.

Detective's delight after South Shields drug courier jailed

Police reaffirm commitment to tackling serious and organised crime

The case was heard in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

South Tyneside cocaine and crystal meth driver was also uninsured

Khalid Aziz who tortured a woman who he had a brief relationship with the year before has been Jailed at Newcastle Crown Court.
He poured a petrol-like liquid, scalded with boiling sugar water and burned with hair straighteners during a shocking series of attacks. Aziz admitted affray and two charges of assault and was jailed for four-and-a-half years with a 12 year restraining order.

Sick torturer poured boiled sugar water on victim in series of attacks

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

'Zombie' knife and drugs seized from South Shields property

The case was heard in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Thief spared jail for £900 South Tyneside raids
A South Shields thief has been spared jail for £900 raid on South Tyneside stores, with his haul including 467 chocolate bars.
Gareth Crickmer

South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

South Shields drug dealer caught with £17k of cannabis

All your latest crime and court stories from South Tyneside, across the last seven days.

Crime round-up: TikTok pervert, A19 smash & £25k drugs haul

Ketamine is a Class B drug

Hebburn estate agent in Merc with 'white powder' on face is spared ban

South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Drug taking Boldon teen told he was going to be dad crashed into taxi

Police have seized £25,000-worth of steroids and prescription-only medication following a raid in South Shields.

Suspected drug dealer arrested as police seize illicit substances

Ryan Allison has avoided jail despite being caught with thousands of pounds worth of drugs and cash.

Man caught with drugs worth around £3k claims he was 'self medicating'

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

'How much?' - Hebburn man caught with drugs shocked as fines revealed

Police horses Poppy and Penshaw were on patrol at the South Shields seafront last week.

Arrests made as suspected drugs and criminal cash are seized

Northumbria Police chiefs urged people to report any information or intelligence they have around nuisance riders, stressing they will take action where possible.

Nuisance e-bike owners fired stark South Tyneside housing warning

June is upskilling month for NE31, 32,33 and 34 - and the courses start soon.

South Tyneside jobseekers offered chance to 'upskill' - here's how

HMP Northumberland, near Acklington.

Prison visitor from Hebburn smuggled drugs down his trousers
Magistrates dish out community order to Hebburn man who smuggled Class C drugs into prison.
Karon Kelly

Daniel Gaunt, 22, who has been jailed for four and a half years at Newcastle Crown Court for throwing a kettle of boiling salt water at his dad, which follows on from other occasions when he poisoned his mum's glass of wine with turps and grabbed his grandmother around the neck when she refused to give him a cigarette.

Son threw boiling water over father after attempting to poison mother

Furqun Miah, 24, was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for running a drugs ring wit his brother Mohammed Miah, 26, from the family home in South Shields.

Brothers ran secret drugs ring from South Shields bedroom

The case was heard in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Driver hit two parked cars while drunk in South Tyneside

The case was heard in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Shields drink & drugs driver on way to child banned for sample refusal

Northumbria Police have uncovered a large-scale cannabis farm on Ashley Road, in South Shields.

Man arrested as police uncover cannabis farm in South Shields

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Council house at centre of fights and drug-taking to remain closed

Khamal Hussain.

South Shields man sexually abused women after drugging them

South Shields Marine School lecturer put behind bars for drug dealing

The case was heard at Newcastle Crown Court.

Dealer caught with haul of drugs and cash is behind bars

Drugs, cash, and vehicles seized and 4 arrests made in South Tyneside

The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

South Shields man caught with an illegally-obtained anxiety treatment

Kimberly Finn

Prison nurse struck off for helping inmates carry out phone-smuggling

Four arrests as police seize a haul of drugs, cash and weapons

Woman passed drugs to her partner during a hug on a prison visit

Northumbria Police has revealed the number of drink and drug driving arrests over the festive period.

Police's shocking total of Christmas drink and drug driving arrests

A car being seized during a week long crackdown on crime across the North East.

Arrests made and drugs and cash seized in crime crackdown

Iceland at Chichester Road and the Viking Centre in Jarrow open 10am to 4pm on New Year's Day. Prince Edward Road, South Shields branch is CLOSED.

Homeless drug user stole £30 of Ferrero Rocher from Iceland

Boustead Chemist on Albert Road in Jarro

Police issue drugs warning after tablets stolen from Jarrow Pharmacy

HMP Northumberland

Woman smuggled drugs into jail inside her private parts

The case was heard in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Jarrow stab victim caught with drugs bought illegally to manage pain

Simon Lancaster.

‘Trusted lieutenant’ in an organised crime group put behind bars

3 drug dealers locked up after cops spotted car driving suspiciously

Suspected drug plot uncovered following a criminal damage report

David Corkin.

Jarrow thug attacked two friends before chanting Tommy Robinson songs

Drug driver from South Shields stopped by police in Jarrow dropped bag of cocaine in back of police car

Drug driver dropped bag of cocaine in back of police car

9 arrested as police crack down on serious and organised crime

Wynne, Stephen James John

Crack cocaine user made threats to kill in messages from his phone

B&M, in South Shields.

Man threatened to ‘slash’ B&M staff with a piece of slate

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