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Police in Birmingham and the Black Country have seized drugs and guns from properties across the region in recent months, they have revealed. “More guns, drugs and suspected serious and organised criminals have been taken off the streets of the West Midlands by our dedicated Major Crime Unit Proactive Teams (MCUPT),” a statement from West…
Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson has been fined for possession of drugs after being found with crack cocaine on Boxing Day. The TV and film star was found with cocaine and other illegal substances last month, throwing the future of the hit BBC show into question.
Police seized a loaded revolver and crack cocaine “valued in excess of £10,000” during a raid on Tuesday morning as officers ramp up the pressure on crime gangs across Birmingham. Officers forced entry at a property in Handsworth just after 6am and arrested two teenage brothers following intelligence linking the house to drug dealing and…
Police have brought down a complex county lines drug supply chain after discovering a London man funnelled heroin and crack cocaine into Hereford via Birmingham. Bodrul Islam, from Newham in east London, ran the ‘Dee Line’ which dealt around £200,000 worth of Class A drugs a year onto the streets of the county town.