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Bedford man charged after drugs arrest in police crackdown

A man in his 20s has been charged after a drugs arrest in Bedford, as police seized drugs, weapons and made multiple arrests in a week of action. The arrest was made on Wednesday (30 April)...
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Three arrested in Bedford as police seize drugs and weapons in cross-border crime crackdown

Three men arrested in Bedford after suspected cocaine, a zombie knife and a bat were found during police operations targeting organised crime across Bedfordshire...
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Police urge people to help with crackdown on drugs supply networks as Bedford man charged

Bedfordshire Police have seized large quantities of drugs and charged a man as part of their ongoing efforts to tackle drug supply networks across the county. On Monday (20 January)...
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Borough councillors clash over war on drugs “disaster”

Bedford Borough councillors have clashed after one called the war on drugs a "disaster" and that the decriminalisation of drugs would remove “huge burdens” on the justice system. Cllr Paul Edmonds...
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Letters: Another ex-Greenpeace activist replies to Festus Akinbusoye

In your article [from the Local Democracy Service] of 15 August 2023 titled "Conservative candidate gives views on opponent’s Greenpeace past", Mr Akinbusoye made numerous comments...
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Man in court after £2.5million in Class A drugs found at Wixams

A man in his 40s is appearing at Luton Magistrate court today (Wednesday) after he was found with 25 kilos of Class A drugs, said to be worth a potential street value of £2.5 million. Bedfordshire Police...
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Bedford Town player faces four-and-a-half years jail for drug offences

A Bedford Town footballer whose life 'ended' when his sister was murdered, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail after being caught with almost half a kilo of cocaine. Rory McAuley, 32, was sentenced…
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Man arrested after Police find Bedford cannabis factory

Police have uncovered a cannabis factory on Goldington Road, Bedford. Officers headed to the property on Tuesday evening and were still dismantling the factory, removing hydroponics...
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17-year-old boys arrested and drugs, knives and burner phones seized in police raid

Drugs worth more than £6,000, knives and burner phones have been seized during a police raid in Bedford as part of an operation to tackle drug dealing. On Tuesday morning (8 March), officers...
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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...
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