Government gets tougher on drug dealers

[27th February 2008]

The new 10-year drugs strategy, which will be announced today, may mean that drug dealers will have their assets seized on arrest, rather than later on after they are charged.

Benefits may also be withdrawn from addicts who drop-out of treatment programmes.

Other moves expected include school inspections to rate the effectiveness of anti-drugs lessons and new deals with foreign governments to reduce trafficking.

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David Anthony STUART

Offence: Drug crime

David Anthony Stuart was arrested in Accrington in July 2004 in possession of 20,000 ecstasy tablets and subsequently failed to attend his trial at Preston Crown Court in June 2005.

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