Police have made 21 arrests, seized drugs worth £35,000 and discovered a small cannabis factory in Hoxton as part of a 19-month investigation. The arrests follow a related series of dawn raids two weeks ago, which saw 18 people charged with drug-related offences. Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire, the officer…
A plan to reduce Lewisham’s services aimed at tackling addiction has been criticised by a drugs awareness charity. Lewisham Council is being asked to a plan to cut the budget for the Drug and Alcohol Team by £207,000. The plan, which will be discussed by the council next week,…
Get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C Hackney residents are being urged. Over 1,300 people in Hackney are estimated to be HIV positive and a similar number have been found to suffer from hepatitis B and C.…
Amina Ali: “When you’re ambitious and you haven’t reached your goal yet, there’s a burning hunger inside you, it drives you insane, it makes you unhappy and depressed unless you’re doing something about it.”…
Police have seized a large amount of cannabis and an estimated £60,000 in cash following two raids in Croydon this morning.…
A teenager from Croydon who was caught smuggling £400,000 worth of cocaine through a Miami airport was sentenced yesterday to a year behind bars. Ayesha Olivia Niles, 18, of Vermont Road, Upper Norwood, was arrested at Miami International airport on October 21, 2011. She was held at a juvenile detention…
A doorman who was dealing cocaine and cannabis from his Lewisham home has been jailed for four years.…
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