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Teenagers caught with heroin and cocaine will avoid prosecution under a new police scheme intended to fight county lines gangs and serious violence. Thames Valley Police, one of Britain’s biggest forces, will give under-18s caught with small amounts of any illegal drug the chance to take part in education or treatment programmes instead of being … Read more
Moment massive brawl erupts at traffic lights as two gangs of armed thugs kick and smash each other’s cars with metal poles The four cars were outside Empire Cinemas in Hendon, Sunderland The two groups can be seen fighting as the silver car flees the scene The fight is moved to the nearby pavement as … Read more
Migrant mafia gangs are terrorising Sweden’s streets with a surge of bombings and murders, forcing police chiefs in one of Europe’s most liberal countries to admit they are losing their grip on law and order. Just five years after the country welcomed refugees with open arms, criminal clans from the Middle East, north Africa and … Read more
Drug gangs use slavery rules to escape justice: County lines crooks feel ‘untouchable’ if they claim they were trafficked Drug dealers are ‘coaching’ children to say they have been trafficked if caught Cases of serious criminality are not being charged or are wrongly discontinued Anti-Slavery Commissioner said it created ‘untouchable attitude’ in youngsters By Rebecca … Read more
Cocaine seizures are at an all-time high in Europe and heroin intercepts have doubled on the continent in the last year. The purity of drugs such as cocaine, MDMA and heroin has increased vastly in recent years, as has the strength of psychoactive compounds in cannabis and hash. As the product on offer has improved, … Read more
Smuggler gangs are offering migrants ‘gold, silver and bronze’ package deals to cross the Channel – with the cheapest costing less than £1000. Traffickers take advantage of vulnerable asylum seekers desperately fleeing their homelands by offering the paid-for arrangement at a camp in Calais. The most expensive package, gold, costs £10,000 and means you get … Read more
Police watchdog launches investigation into three police officers over their handling of probe into child grooming gangs in Manchester Operation Augusta launched in 2004 after death of teenager Victoria Agoglia Senior officers at GMP chose to under-resource the investigation, a report said Inquiry by the IOPC will focus on the supervision and handling of the operation … Read more
Security staff detain a shoplifting gang member in a tense moment caught on camera. Tonight’s episode of Shoplifters: At War With the Law, which airs on Channel 5 at 9pm, follows the security team of the Coventry’s West Orchards Shopping Centre as they work to track thieves operating in stores. Cameras followed as the team … Read more
Gangland’s grip on England’s pupils: THIRD of secondary school teachers fear their students are involved in drug and knife gangs while dealers are grooming children as young as EIGHT, survey of 1,300 staff reveals Children as young as eight are being groomed by gangs, a survey has revealed The Times polled teachers at nearly 1,300 … Read more
The Covid pupnappers: Surge in dog thefts as organised gangs take advantage of soaring prices during lockdown An increase in demand for dogs during lockdown has led to spate of dognapping Supply of dogs decreased after a crackdown on puppy farms in April this year Seventeen dogs stolen during raid at kennels in Barton Mills, Suffolk, … Read more