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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
Topic
countylines
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- Violent Crime · London
London children groomed into £500m county lines drug trade
County lines operations generate up to £500 million annually by supplying crack cocaine and heroin. In London, over 4,000 children have been coerced into these networks, facing violence and exploitation. School exclusion is identified as a significant risk factor.
London4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45 
Violent Crime · BarnetEdmonton man jailed for four years after bringing loaded gun to probation
A 24-year-old man from Edmonton has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after police found a loaded, converted blank-firing revolver in his coat during a probation appointment in Barnet. Noble Nwokocha, known as ‘Drilla’, claimed he was forced to hold the weapon but was jailed regardless.
Barnet4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 65