Pubdate: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 Source: Daily Record (UK) Copyright: 2003 Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Contact: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/111 Author: Richard Elias Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/heroin.htm (Heroin) HEROIN TRADE SHAME Scots Are Mr Bigs SCOTLAND has been branded one of the top spots for heroin trafficking in the UK. And experts have singled out Glasgow as a "significant regional hub" for Class A drug distribution. Britain's leading crime-fighting agency say many Scottish gangs have set up links with suppliers in the Netherlands to flood our streets with smack. A report by the National Criminal Intelligence Service says the key players in UK drug distribution are based in Scotland, Merseyside and London. It says: "These groups are not only procuring heroin within the UK on a large scale for distribution, but are also increasingly involved in importing heroin consignments, primarily from the near Continent." It also emerged yesterday that super-strength temazepam capsules, which send users into violent rages, are being sold in Ayrshire. The "super jellies" are twice as strong as normal temazepam capsules. Police believe they could be behind a recent wave of violence among drug users in Irvine and Kilmarnock. A spokesman for Mothers Against Drugs said: "There has been so much violence in the area when they have been taking this stuff." In Aberdeen, meanwhile, there is a new drugs menace on the scene. Wafarin - used as a rat poison and as a prescription drug for people with heart problems - is being sold for 50p a tablet. Drug workers warn that the tablets, known as Thai Blues, can be lethal. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin