Squaddies ran 2.5m pounds sterling drugs ring

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UK Customs officials believe that soldiers and former servicemen with the 39th Regiment Royal Artillery smuggled up to 12 million pounds sterling of ecstasy, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines into the country. Six men have already pleaded guilty to various drug charges, while a trial at the Crown Court in Liverpool, England, has found Dale Mills, Kevin Jones and James Bull guilty of being involved in a plot to import narcotics. Revelations of drug smuggling have caused great embarrassment for the military.

Illicit Drugs, Soldiers, Drug traffic, Illegal drugs

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Flames ruin one of nation's great treasures

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Over 200 firefighters attempted to control the fire at the 800-year-old Windsor Castle, home of the Royal Family, which flared day and night on Nov 20, 1992. Books and drawings in the library were damaged and the Brunswick Tower and St George's Hall were ruined. A human chain rescued furniture and many paintings but the majority of the Queen's private art collection is housed at Windsor. Fire regulations cannot be applied to old castles and royal palaces.

United Kingdom, England, Fires, Fire extinction, Firefighting, Collections and collecting, Castles, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Royal houses, Windsor Castle

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Senior detective risked officers for bribe from Britain's top drug baron

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Elmore Davies, a detective chief inspector, has been convicted of disclosing information to pervert the course of justice. It was established that he revealed details of a murder investigation to an organized crime syndicate in return for a promise of 20,000 pounds sterling. He also sought to have a firearms charge against the son of an alleged drugs baron dropped. Davies was motivated partly by greed and partly by a sense of insecurity.

Police corruption, Davies, Elmore

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