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Police drugs raid on Church Road sees three men sentenced

Posted on September 12, 2024 by insidecroydon

Three men from what the Metropolitan Police call “a Croydon-based drugs ring” have been found guilty and handed sentences of up to 12 years in prison. Daniel Griffin, 25, of Church Road in Croydon Old Town, was sentenced to 12 … Continue reading →

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£1.5m government fund ‘targets’ Croydon in drugs strategy trial

Posted on February 10, 2023 by insidecroydon

Croydon is to receive £1,490,858 from the government’s drug strategy housing support fund, it was announced today. Croydon is one of only two London boroughs (the other is Westminster) included among 28 local authorities receiving the money, allocated from a … Continue reading →

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Crystal Palace Festival gets top Marks to raise funds

Posted on May 6, 2014 by insidecroydon

Howard Marks is bringing his show, Scholar, Smuggler, Prisoner, Scribe, to south London on May 29 as a fund-raiser for the Crystal Palace Overground Festival. Marks, the former drugs smuggler who became notorious as “Mr Nice” through a series of … Continue reading →

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