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Police Pile On The Pressure In 'Block 42' Drugs War
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1090/a02.htmlNewshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 POLICE PILE ON THE PRESSURE IN 'BLOCK 42' DRUGS WAR
Source: Midweek News (UK)
Copyright: 2005, Trinity Mirror Plc.
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Author: Steve Still
POLICE are tightening the screws on drug dealers operating in of a troubled
Southcote estate after launching a fourth raid on Granville Road in just a few
weeks.
Uniformed and plain clothes police swooped on block 38 and escorted a man from
the building last Wednesday afternoon.
It follows an early morning raid on the same block a week earlier when nine
officers surrounded the building before bursting through the front door and
seizing their suspect.
A 56-year-old technician, who witnessed the latest incident, said: "Two
officers went in and another waited by the door. Then they came out with
this bloke. He looked like one of the men they picked up here before.
"Another copper went up to block 42. It's rife with drugs here.
Most of them don't live here, they're supposed to be coming from Tilehurst."
Police are concentrating on the area where there was also a brutal daylight
stabbing earlier this year.
New area beat officer Rob Lewis has been getting to know the Southcote area and
has dropped leaflets encouraging residents to get in touch with him.
PC Lewis is also planning surgeries in the next few weeks. he said:
"Granville Road has had a reputation for quite some time and we're keen to
take action to improve the quality of life for people there.
"If residents keep giving us information then we want to show we will act
on it."
