Drugs

Drug possession lands Kempston man three years behind bars

A Kempston man has been sent down for three years after he was found in possession of cocaine and heroin. Ashish Nahar, 21, of Owen Close, was...

Man charged after drugs and firearms raid in Kempston

A man has been charged with a number of drugs and firearms charges after police searched a house in Kempston yesterday morning (21 Aug) Romeo Aceto, 57, of Birchdale Avenue...

Zinc nightclub targeted in drugs raids across Bedford and Kempston

Zinc Nightclub was raided yesterday morning as police executed a number of warrants across Bedford and Kempston to disrupt drug supply in the town. Between Tuesday (28 May) and...

Another year inside for inmate trying to smuggle drugs into Bedford Prison

A man already in prison will be there a year longer after he arranged for drugs and syringes to be smuggled into Bedford Prison. Joseph Searle, 25, was found guilty of...

Police raids in Bedford to tackle county drugs lines

Three raids in Bedford have helped police across the eastern region arrest 60 people, charge one man, and bring a victim of modern slavery into protection. The local raids, carried...

Travellers’ site plots in Cardington ordered to close

Bedfordshire Police and Bedford Borough Council have secured a closure order on five plots at a traveller's site in Cardington following reports of criminal activity...

13 people arrested in Cardington for drug offences

180 officers from Bedfordshire Police and Bedford Borough Council have carried out a dawn raid of a travellers site near Cardington after receiving reports of criminal activity.

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