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  1. Woman jailed for embezzlement ordered to pay back almost £670,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws

    A woman who embezzled £1.5million from a family scrap metal business in Aberdeen has been ordered to repay almost £670,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    16 May 2025 Cases
  2. Drugs traffickers jailed for nine years over cocaine and cannabis supply network

    Two men who set up a drugs trafficking network worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been imprisoned for a total of nine years.

    15 May 2025 Cases
  3. Man who raped vulnerable girl jailed after extradition to Scotland

    A man who was extradited from Germany to stand trial after raping a vulnerable teenage girl has been jailed for eight years.

    12 May 2025 Cases
  4. Employee who embezzled £1million from local authority ordered to pay back funds under Proceeds of Crime laws

    A former local authority employee who embezzled more than £1million from Aberdeen City Council over a 17-year period has been ordered to repay more than £165,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    12 May 2025 Cases
  5. Doctor who installed hidden cameras sentenced for voyeurism offences

    A doctor convicted of voyeurism offences after secretly recording more than two dozen people over the course of three years has been jailed for 18 months.

    08 May 2025 Cases
  6. Two men jailed for more than 13 years over bid to smuggle drugs from Spain hidden inside crates of watermelons

    Two men who plotted to ferry cannabis with a street value of up £1.5m into Scotland from Europe hidden inside a lorry load of watermelons have been imprisoned for a total of 13 years and two months.

    25 Apr 2025 Cases
  7. Ex-nurse jailed for breaching non-harassment order

    A former nurse who stalked and terrified a woman after matching with her on a dating app has been jailed again – this time for breaching a non-harassment order.

    22 Apr 2025 Cases
  8. Yorkshire rapist jailed for sexual assaults and abuse in Scotland

    A sales manager from Yorkshire has been jailed for serious sexual assaults and abuse carried out while he was living in Scotland.

    17 Apr 2025 Cases
  9. Man jailed for 10 years over bid to import cocaine worth up to £5.6m from Mexico to Scotland

    A drugs courier who tried to smuggle cocaine worth up to £5.6million into Scotland hidden inside two large suitcases has been jailed for 10 years.

    16 Apr 2025 Cases
  10. Man jailed for stranger rape after forcing way into victim’s home

    A man who forced his way into the home of a woman before violently raping and sexually assaulting her has been jailed.

    15 Apr 2025 Cases