Changing picture of child exploitation
At least 184 Redbridge teenagers and children have been involved in ‘county lines’ drug dealing in the last year and
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Grays man jailed for drugs offence
A man has been sentenced to 20 months in a young offender institution after being found with cocaine and a
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Southend Proactive Team hits the jackpot
Southend’s Proactive Team hit the jackpot when they made their 500th arrest. On Tuesday December 10, 2019, the team carried
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Dealer ordered to pay back drugs earnings
A drug dealer, jailed after he was caught with more than £5,000 worth of cocaine, has been ordered to pay
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Man jailed for dealing drugs in Southend
A man caught doing a drug deal by Southend’s Proactive Team has been jailed. Officers from the team reacted swiftly
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Drug dealer jailed – accomplice still at large
A drug dealer has been jailed for three years and three months following a designated operation in Chelmsford. Lekan Awosika,
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Undercover cops patrol Wickford High Street in drugs crackdown
UNDERCOVER police officers are being deployed in Wickford town centre as part of an investigation into ‘drugs activity’. Essex Police
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Drug dealer jailed after being arrested twice in 10 days
A drug dealer who was arrested twice in 10 days under a designated operation in Chelmsford has been jailed for
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Smugglers jailed after using Harrod’s to dispach class A drugs
Two men who attempted to smuggle class A drugs in books via a luxury department store shipping service have been
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Southend bar staff to police premises as council calls for drug and alcohol awareness training
Bar staff could soon be responsible for spotting signs of drug taking and bouncers expected to hand out glasses of
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