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Cannabis edibles seized by Bedfordshire Police are packaged to mimic children's sweets. Image Bedfordshire Police

Police issue cannabis edibles warning after £50k drug bust following M1 crash near Bedford

Bedfordshire Police have issued an urgent warning to parents about the dangers of drug-infused "sweets" following a high-value drug bust triggered by a crash on the M1 near Bedford...
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Bedford man among international crime gang jailed

A 30-year-old man from Bedford has been jailed as part of an international organised crime gang that laundered over £4m in cash from human trafficking and the sale of cannabis...
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Kempston cannabis dealer given suspended sentence

A Kempston cannabis dealer who lied to the police out of “misguided loyalty to a friend” was given a suspended prison sentence today (Monday 22 July). Jordan Kaler,21, of White Beam Close...
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Arrests made as police target letting agents suspected of laundering drug money

Four people have been arrested in a Bedfordshire Police operation targeting letting agents who are thought to be facilitating criminal activity in Bedford. Around 100 officers and...
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Jail for driver who killed teenage apprentice in crash while high

A van driver who was more than twice over the limit for cannabis when he crashed and killed his teenage apprentice has been jailed for 9 years. Benjamin Norman, 41, told another driver...
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Police close down £500,000 Bedford cannabis factory

A Bedford cannabis factory, which police say had the potential to create more than £500,000 worth of the drug every year has been closed. Bedfordshire Police raided...
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Cannabis driver convicted of death by careless driving was two times over legal limit

A van driver who said: “What am I going to say to his parents?” when he crashed and killed his teenage apprentice was today (Wednesday)...
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Cannabis plants seized in Boxing Day Vulcan Street house fire

Residents in Vulcan Street “nervously” wished each other a Merry Christmas while fire crews tackled a blaze just before midnight on Christmas Day. Four fire engines, with crews from Bedford...
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Police raid Foster Hill Road cannabis factory seizing drugs worth thousands

A Cannabis ‘factory’ on Foster Hill Road was raided today, with officers seizing thousands of pounds worth of the class B drug. One man was arrested on suspicion...
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Great Barford cannabis growing room March 2021

Large scale cannabis operations “dismantled” in police crackdown

Bedfordshire Police say they've "found and dismantled" a number of cannabis factories over the last few weeks, with large scale operations found in Bedford Borough and...
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