Street Drugs Becoming More Dangerous, NCA Warns

Taking illegal street drugs is now more dangerous than ever, the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned, with a surge in the number of deaths linked to high-strength synthetic opioids. The agency’s director-general Graeme Biggar said the illegal drugs trade remains the biggest single driver of organised crime in the UK—with child sex abuse and the people smuggling of illegal immigrants also posing serious threats. Outlining the NCA’s annual assessment of crime threats to the UK, Biggar said: “There has never been a more dangerous time to be taking drugs. “The number of people that have died from the misuse of drugs has increased by 60 percent over the last 10 years and tripled over the last 30 years....