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BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Children's nurse admits supplying cocaine and ecstasy in Glasgow
A children's nurse is facing jail after she admitted supplying cocaine and Farooq, 34, was arrested after police followed her to a car park in the Finnieston area of Glasgow on 30 December went on to seize hauls of cocaine, ecstasy and cash worth £200,000 from a nearby flat she had the keys the High Court in Glasgow the judge described her crimes as "quite extensive drug trafficking" and deferred sentencing for reports. Lord Mulholland added: "You shamed yourself and your profession."It is a tragedy for you and for those affected by your drug dealing. "This will inevitably result in a prison sentence, quite an extensive one."Farooq, who was a nurse at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, has since resigned. The court heard she was arrested over the festive season in 2023 after officers saw her briefly entering and leaving a car before returning to her own Mark Mohammed KC said: "Police suspected they had observed a drugs transaction."Farooq was followed to a secure car park at flats in the city's Lancefield Quay, where she was initially seized almost £12,000 inside a small carrier bag in the then looked through the letterbox of the flat and spotted an open bag, which appeared to contain and ecstasy were recovered from the property along with a quantity of cash and drug dealing included a consignment of cocaine that had a purity of up to 77 per cent, thousands of ecstasy pills and the drug in crystal also seized a substance used to bulk out narcotics to maximise profits for dealers, along with a number of sets of scales and part of a kitchen blender.A further £26,000 of cash in mixed notes was recovered. Farooq, of Glasgow's Yorkhill, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and had been accused of being involved in the supply of other drugs - including ketamine, cannabis and bromazolam - but prosecutors accepted her not guilty pleas to those was remanded in custody and will be sentenced next month.
Daily Record
6 days ago
- Daily Record
Glasgow children's nurse behind bars after £200,000 drugs and dirty cash raid
"You shamed yourself and your profession. It is a tragedy for you and for those affected by your drug dealing." A children's nurse is behind bars after a £200,000 drugs and dirty money raid. Kiran Farooq had been held by police in Glasgow's Finnieston on December 30 2023. Police went on to seize hauls of cocaine, ecstasy and cash from a nearby upmarket flat that she had the keys for. Farooq today appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow where she pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of both class A drugs. A judge stated she had "shamed" herself and her medical profession by what she had done. She was warned she faces a lengthy jail-term when she is sentenced next month. Farooq had been spotted by officers briefly going into a car, leaving then entering her own vehicle. Prosecutor Mark Mohammed KC told the court: "Police suspected they had observed a drugs transaction." She was followed to a secure car park at the flats in the city's Lancefield Quay. Farooq was stopped and got out her motor. She then dropped the keys for a property there. Officers initially seized almost £12,000 inside a small carrier bag in the car. Police, at first, looked through the letterbox of the flat and spotted an open bag which appeared to contain drugs. Explaining the search that then occurred, Mr Mohammed said: "Cocaine and MDMA (ecstasy) were recovered along with a quantity of cash and drug dealing paraphernalia." This included a consignment of cocaine that had a purity of up to 77 per cent. Police found thousands of ecstasy pills as well as the drug in crystal form. There was also a haul of a substance used to bulk out narcotics to maximise profits for dealers along with a number of sets of scales and part of a kitchen blender. A further £26,000 of cash in mixed notes was seized. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Farooq, of the city's Yorkhill, had also been accused of being involved in the supply of other drugs including ketamine, cannabis and bromazolam. Prosecutors accepted her not guilty pleas to those charges. Laura Anne Radcliffe, defending, today told the court Farooq had been a nurse at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. The advocate added: "She has now resigned from that position." Lord Mulholland deferred sentencing on Farooq for reports. He told her: "You have pled guilty to quite extensive drug trafficking. You shamed yourself and your profession. It is a tragedy for you and for those affected by your drug dealing. This will inevitably result in a prison sentence, quite an extensive one." Farooq had been on bail, but was remanded in custody meantime. Lord Mulholland also ordered that the dirty cash seized be forfeited following the case today.
