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  1. Extradited gangland leader jailed for nine years for orchestrating South American drug trafficking operation

    Extradited gang leader Paul Fleming, who orchestrated the trafficking of controlled drugs from South America to Scotland, has been jailed for nine years

    News Published: 17 Aug 2023
  2. Sexual offences

    Information on sexual offences in Scotland, including reporting of sexual crimes, what you can expect from COPFS and sources of additional support.

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  3. Crown Office statement on the Park Inn Hotel shooting incident

    On 26 June 2020, Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh was shot and killed by Police Scotland officers after he stabbed and seriously injured six in the Park Inn Hotel

    News Published: 06 Apr 2023
  4. House raid gang linked to organised crime jailed

    Four men who led police on a high-speed car and helicopter chase after carrying out a £10,000 jewellery raid on a house have been jailed.

    News Published: 01 Feb 2023
  5. Do not suffer in silence, Lord Advocate urges women

    Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has spoken out against the crime of coercive control and encouraged victims not to suffer in silence this festive period.

    News Published: 23 Dec 2024
  6. Lord Advocate announces sexual crime prosecution review

    The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC has ordered a review of how prosecutors deal with reports of sexual offences.

    News Published: 22 Dec 2021
  7. Violent rapist jailed for campaign of abuse across Scotland

    14 year sentence for abuser who terrorised three women

    News Published: 07 Feb 2025
  8. The Lord Advocate's opening keynote address at Law Society of Scotland Conference 2022

    On Friday 21 October 2022 The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC gave the opening keynote 'Upholding the rule of law: Achieving fairness in the justice system' at the Law Society of Scotland's annual conference.

    News Published: 27 Oct 2022
  9. The justice process

    Guidance about Scotland's criminal justice system and attending court as a victim, witness or when you have been accused of a crime.

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  10. Victims' Right to Review

    This guide explains how the victim of a crime can ask COPFS to review a decision not to take action or to stop prosecuting a case after it has started in court.

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