class A drug

British

noun

law (in Britain) any of the most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA Compare class B drug class C drug

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Samples tested positive for the Class A drug, but a full forensic examination will be carried out, the NCA added.

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A man has been charged with possession of a class A drug after cocaine with a street value of £350,000 was seized in east Belfast on Saturday.

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He was also charged with possession of a class A drug with intent to supply, possessing criminal property and concealing criminal property.

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Another charge alleges that he drove without insurance and was in possession of the class A drug diamorphine and class C drug diazepam.

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McCarthy tested positive for metabolites of the Class A drug after riding at Chelmsford's evening meeting on 15 October 2020.

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