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Article: Lifting lid on the misery drugs bring to region; SPECIAL CHRONICLE INVESTIGATION SHINES LIGHT ON AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS TO CURB PROBLEM.(News)
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- Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- January 2, 2009
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Byline: By ADAM JUPP Chief Reporter
THE true scale of the North East's drug problem is today laid bare.
A special Chronicle investigation lifts the lid on the misery caused by killer substances in our communities.
We can reveal drugs worth more than pounds 10m were taken off our streets in a series of police raids targeting known dealers.
Hauls of heroin have rocketed by more than 2,000% over the last year, while nearly 500 times more cocaine is being recovered than in 2005.
A Government-backed study seen by the Chronicle states more than one person a week ...