Newspaper article from our research archive:
|
|
Fishing captain who blew [pounds sterling]1.2m fortune on drugs found dead.
- Article from:
-
The Daily Mail (London, England)
- Article date:
-
January 13, 2007
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK
AFTER losing his fishing boat in force 12 gales, Jackie Green managed to turn the disaster to his advantage - building up a [pounds sterling]1.2million fortune.
But yesterday it emerged the 47-year-old former skipper had been found dead after blowing the entire amount on nearly ten years of drugs, drink and parties.
The fishing captain - who developed a [pounds sterling]500a-day heroin habit within a few years of quitting the sea - was found in a tenement in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, earlier this week.
His death, believed to be drug-related, comes six years after his older brother Stephen died of an overdose.
Father-of-three ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
Cash crisis for NHS as drugs bill hits [pounds sterling]1bn.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);
April 24, 2005 ;
422 words
......is to break the [pounds sterling]1 billion barrier...Record quantities of drugs are being handed...bill is now about [pounds sterling]200 for every person...Scotland by nearly [pounds sterling]250 million since...last year stood at [pounds sterling]962 million. ...
|
|
He's blown [pounds sterling]250m on women, cars, jewels, and drugs. Now...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
February 12, 2004 ;
700+ words
......the fortune - estimated at [pounds sterling]250 million - he has frittered away. Now down to his last [pounds sterling]3,000 and a selfdeclared bankrupt...jacket valued at more than [pounds sterling]40,000. The whereabouts of another...
|
|
[pounds sterling]5m Yardie dealer jailed for 16 years; BOROUGH'S CRIME...
The Evening Standard (London, England);
January 12, 2004 ;
528 words
......proceeds of a [pounds sterling]5 million drugs empire was...Jamaica with [pounds sterling]50,000 in...network. The drugs baron arrived...out between [pounds sterling]3,000 and [pounds sterling]4,000 of the drugs each day from...
|
|
[pounds sterling]9.7m lottery winner faces jail over drugs.
The Evening Standard (London, England);
February 10, 2004 ;
452 words
......criminal who won a [pounds sterling]9.7 million lottery...with cocaine worth [pounds sterling]1,500. Former dustman...He then bought a [pounds sterling]400,000 five-bedroom...police found the drugs when they raided...sought solace in drugs. Carroll also ...
|
|
Shamed solicitor 'made [pounds sterling]50,000 by dealing drugs'.
The Daily Mail (London, England);
March 14, 2006 ;
482 words
......made more than [pounds sterling]50,000 out of drug...sneaking nearly [pounds sterling]1,600 of drugs into Glasgow's Barlinnie...to strip her of [pounds sterling]52,556 indicate...Glasgow, is worth [pounds sterling]165,000. But the...Patricia, at their ...
|
|
Taxpayers face [pounds sterling]1m bill for the prisoners made to give up...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
November 14, 2006 ;
700+ words
......compensation of almost [pounds sterling]700,000 after...stopping them using drugs breached their...settlement - worth [pounds sterling]3,500 each - provoked...Even though the drugs the offenders...payment would be [pounds sterling]3,500 each. One...total windfall of ...
|
|
Car parts king led double life as [pounds sterling]200m crack cocaine...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
May 10, 2003 ;
436 words
......JAYA NARAIN A DRUGS baron who ran a [pounds sterling]200million crack...Police found about [pounds sterling]5million worth of Class A drugs, including 8kg...As well as the drugs, police found [pounds sterling]500,000 in cash...
|
|
Shire snaps up drugs developer for [pounds sterling]1.3bn.
The Daily Mail (London, England);
February 21, 2007 ;
163 words
...DRUGS group Shire is splashing out [pounds sterling]1.3bn for the developer of...still has headroom to make [pounds sterling]600m-worth of acquisitions...Its annual sales could top [pounds sterling]500m. Previously he had a...
|
|
Fast-food boss in [pounds sterling]1m drugs haul.
The Daily Mail (London, England);
June 1, 2006 ;
350 words
......caught with drugs worth more than [pounds sterling]1million in...value of the drugs is [pounds sterling]1million...dealing with drugs in the quantities...that the [pounds sterling]59,913 in...given him the drugs and money...
|
|
Scotland's drugs epidemic: Now cocaine costs less than a cappuccino;...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
November 29, 2005 ;
700+ words
......with offers of [pounds sterling]5 'starter packs...investigation has found the drugs menace has extended...seized the biggest drugs haul the islands...value of more than [pounds sterling]50,000 from the...of cannabis is [pounds sterling]10. Cannabis use...seeking help ...
|
|
50,000 every year to be denied [pounds sterling]2.50 Alzheimer's drugs.
The Daily Mail (London, England);
October 11, 2006 ;
700+ words
......will be denied drugs to treat Alzheimer's that cost just [pounds sterling]2.50 a day after...restrictions affect three drugs, Aricept, Exelon...which cost about [pounds sterling]2.50 a day and...currently spends [pounds sterling]60million a year on Alzheimer's ...
|
|
Alzheimer's patients overpaying for drugs; DAILY MAIL CAMPAIGN FOR THE...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
March 1, 2007 ;
570 words
......inflated prices for drugs they are being...Health Service just [pounds sterling]2.50 a day - less...on Alzheimer's Drugs Alliance, said...problem because the [pounds sterling]2.50 a day cost...enough to get the drugs will have to come...currently spends [pounds ...
|
|
FURY OVER ALZHEIMER DRUGS BAN; [pounds sterling]2.50 a day pills are a...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
March 2, 2005 ;
700+ words
......plans to deny drugs to thousands of...Service of only [pounds sterling]2.50 a day. But the Government's drugs 'rationing' body...that proves these drugs improve the quality...life for just [pounds sterling]2.50 a day? 'Preventing...prescribed the drugs, resulting in an ...
|
|
ENGLAND DROP RIO; [pounds sterling]30m star axed for missing drugs test...
The Evening Standard (London, England);
October 7, 2003 ;
650 words
......take a compulsory drugs test. The decision...Manchester United [pounds sterling]30 million. The...controversial issues like drugs. Mr Palios is known...threats to withhold [pounds sterling]20 million government...worldwide code against drugs in sport. . Newcastle...was today ...
|
|
Biggest ever drugs gang is smashed; [pounds sterling]100m COCAINE CARTEL...
The Evening Standard (London, England);
September 24, 2003 ;
492 words
......those who peddled drugs on the streets...put the gang's drugs and money-laundering...activities at more than [pounds sterling]100 million a year...of laundering [pounds sterling]10million in drug...smuggling and importing drugs into the UK. The...and distribute drugs ...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|