Illegal drugs have cost £110billion

[25th February 2008]

The total crime and health costs of Class A drug use has been £110billion in the last 10 years.

According to the report by the charity Addaction, £100billion of this cost has been of drug-related crime, while an additional £10billion has been spent dealing with drug-related health problems.

The Government is due to unveil a new ten-year drugs strategy this week.

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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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