Now Users of Hard Drugs May Be Let Off with Just a Fine [Scot Region]
Mail on Sunday › April 20, 2009
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THE full extent of Scotland's soft-touch justice system was revealed yesterday when prosecutors admitted that criminals caught with heroin could be fined instead of jailed.
'Fiscal fines' for using drugs such as speed and cannabis have already been introduced across Scotland in a bid to save court costs and time.See the full content of this document
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Now Users of Hard Drugs May Be Let Off with Just a Fine [Scot Region]
But now prosecutors have admitted they are also considering the use of fiscal fines - also known as direct measures - for those caught with class A drugs such as heroin and ecstasy.
In a letter to Lothia...See the full content of this document
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