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‘Cuckooed’ flat in Bedford busted as county lines drug base

A cuckooed flat in Bedford was used as the base for county lines drug dealers, a court heard yesterday (Thursday). Six men ran The Ginge Line from the flat in De Parys Avenue which they used as a base to...

Bedfordshire Police reveal secret operation to tackle county lines and end child exploitation

Bedfordshire Police have released details of a secret operation to target callous drug dealers exploiting children and vulnerable people in county lines drug networks. Drugs, weapons...

Five arrested and “significant amount” of class A drugs seized in Bedford

Five people have been arrested and a significant amount of suspected class A drugs seized after police raided a home in Bedford yesterday (Thursday). Around midday, police...

£145,000 ‘proceeds of crime’ seized from convicted drug dealer

Over £145,000 has been permanently seized from a convicted drug dealer after police found the cash in his house. In June 2021, Gary Dolan, 34, was jailed for four years...

Seven years behind bars for “controlling” drug dealer pulled over in Bedford

A drug dealer who was pulled over by police in Bedford has been sentenced to seven years in jail. Justin Ewengue, 30, of Chestnut Close, Rushden, was stopped in Westbourne...

PCC Festus Akinbusoye, “I’m not a typical Tory”

It's three months since Festus Akinbusoye was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, becoming the first Black person in the country to fill the role. PCC Akinbusoye...

Bedford gang members locked up for county lines drug dealing

Two members of Bedford’s Mile Road Gang were each sentenced to more than four years today/Thursday for drug dealing. Domonik Dubiel, 23, and Robuil Islam, 19, were involved...

Almost £150k seized as Bedford man arrested and jailed in Luton drugs gang swoop

A drug dealer from Bedford has been jailed for over four-and-a-half years after being arrested as part of a major police operation to tackle a notorious Luton drugs gang...

Six years jail for Bedford man who groomed and exploited teen drug dealing network

A 22-year-old man from Bedford who groomed, manipulated and exploited a network of teenagers to deal drugs for his criminal enterprise has been jailed for six years...

Two arrested in latest county lines drugs crackdown in Bedford

A man and a woman have been arrested as part of a county lines crackdown that has seen more than £50,000 worth of Class A and Class B drugs seized...

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