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  1. Former Scotland youth player Paul MacDonald jailed for drug-trafficking offences

    A former Scotland youth footballer who turned to serious organised crime has been jailed for seven years for running a massive drugs-trafficking operation. 

    News Published: 07 Nov 2023
  2. FAI court process begins for young man who died in custody

    The Procurator Fiscal Service has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 20-year-old Jack McKenzie.

    News Published: 09 Nov 2023
  3. West Lothian man sentenced for committing sexual abuse of young children

    A former community centre caretaker has been jailed for ten years over a course of child sexual abuse undertaken whilst in a position of trust within his local community.

    News Published: 13 Nov 2023
  4. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody

    COPFS has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 30-year-old Gregg Anderson.

    News Published: 30 Nov 2023
  5. Parents warned Christmas puppy purchases could fund serious organised crime

    Families are being urged to avoid buying puppies online as Christmas gifts amid fears the money may be used by criminal gangs to prey on local communities.

    News Published: 04 Dec 2023
  6. Farm labourer fined after admitting gangmaster offences

    A farm labourer who acted as an illegal gangmaster has been fined £400. 

    News Published: 07 Dec 2023
  7. Crown Agent appointment confirmed

    John Logue confirmed as Crown Agent and Chief Executive of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

    News Published: 13 Dec 2023
  8. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody

    The Procurator Fiscal Service has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 48-year-old John Barnes.

    News Published: 14 Dec 2023
  9. Man sentenced for sharing extremist material from banned terror group online

    Fife man sentenced for sharing extremist material from banned terror group online

    News Published: 18 Dec 2023
  10. Statement from the Lord Advocate marking 35 years since the Lockerbie bombing

    The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). The Lord Advocate has ministerial responsibility for COPFS, Scotland’s sole criminal prosecution authority. COPFS works independently of government in the prosecution of crime and investigation of deaths.

    News Published: 21 Dec 2023