Police stop gangs harvesting cockles on beach where they could prove deadly for children

Police stop gangs of cockle pickers from harvesting shellfish on beach where they aren’t safe to eat and could prove deadly for children Police stop groups harvesting cockles from beach that could be fatal for children Cockles in the Redcar and Cleveland area are not fit for human consumption  One family group was even found … Read more

County lines gangs disguised young drugs mules as nurses and Deliveroo workers

County lines gangs disguised young drugs mules as nurses and Deliveroo workers to deal crack cocaine and heroin by ‘click and collect’ during lockdown Liverpool drug barons masterminded scheme where runners would disguise  They would dress up as key workers to fly under the radar during the Covid crisis  Merseyside Police Superintendent Andy O’Connor likened … Read more

Charities fear children will be recruited into ‘county lines’ drugs gangs as schools stay shut 

The acrid smell of cannabis wafts across the green as a group of young teenagers brazenly pass around a joint.  Nearby, underage drinkers swig from bottles of vodka and inhale balloons full of so-called ‘hippy crack’ laughing gas. This was the scene at 8pm on Thursday in a London park, and is similar to those being … Read more

Soldiers take to the streets of Dijon to restore calm as Chechen gangs open fire

Soldiers take to the streets of Dijon to restore calm as Chechen gangs open fire with assault rifles in third night of unrest Chechen gangs were filmed firing assault rifles in the air in Dijon, France  Horrifying videos released on social media show the well-armed masked men A government spokesman confirmed that Interior Minister Christophe … Read more

BBC host Maya Jama’s boyfriend was shot dead after being caught in the crossfire of two rival gangs

Maya Jama, now 25, was only 17 when she was interviewed on BBC1’s Crimewatch about the murder of her boyfriend Rico Gordon, who was shot dead in Bristol in 2011. Pictured: Maya attends the Universal Music BRIT Awards After-Party in 2019 in London Long before her dreams of TV stardom became a reality, Maya Jama … Read more

Punch is thrown at woman trying to break up fight between gangs outside a shisha bar in Bradford 

Dramatic footage shows a punch being thrown at a woman trying to break up a fight between rival gangs outside a shisha bar in Bradford Two gangs clashed outside Vogue Lounge in Bradford, West Yorks, on May 14 CCTV footage showed a punch being thrown at a woman trying to stop the fight A man … Read more

Gangs of London is the most violent show on British TV with 113 deaths in first series

Gangs of London is the most violent show on British TV with 113 deaths and torture scenes including eye-gouging, decapitations and strangling By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 09:20 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 13:12 BST, 18 May 2020 Sky Atlantic’s new crime drama Gangs of London has been rated the most violent show … Read more

El Salvador gangs patrol streets with baseball bats to ensure people stay at home during quarantine

Street gangs in El Salvador that have extorted and killed innocent countrymen have now taken it upon themselves to ensure that everyone adheres to a national quarantine order amid the coronavirus pandemic. In recent years, more than 100,000 Salvadorans have been displaced from their homes and forced to flee the Central American nation due to … Read more

Seven thugs from rival west London gangs jailed for 17 years after knife fight in front of shoppers

Seven thugs from rival gangs have been jailed for more than 17 years for taking part in a knife and machete fight in front of terrified shoppers in west London. The two gangs came together wielding blades on Harrow Road, near Westbourne Park tube station on January 2 2019, for a pre-planned altercation.  ‘Drill’ rappers Jordan … Read more

Police carry out dawn raids across north of England Merseyside targeting county lines drug gangs

Police arrest 46 people during dawn raids on ‘drug dens’ in huge county lines crackdown dubbed ‘Project Medusa’ – with ‘significant’ haul of Class A narcotics and £20,000 seized Fiver police forces worked together on ‘Project medusa’ to raid 11 properties  46 arrested, 36, from Merseyside, 5 from Lancashire, 1 Cumbria and 1 Scotland Another … Read more