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You’re barred… Everyone banned from York building after it was used as drugs den

Backhouse Street in York. Photographs: Richard McDougall
Tuesday 20 February, 2018 @ 9.41 pm Crime, News YorkMix
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No one is allowed to enter a York building after it became a go-to location for drug abuse.

On Tuesday (February 20) City of York Council has issued an order banning anyone from its property on Backhouse Street in the Groves.

Following reports of suspected illegal drug-related activity, the order bans anybody from entering the building for the next three months.

The premises closure order awarded by York Magistrates Court follows an upsurge in incidents of anti social behaviour, both at the property and nearby.

Two arrests

Another view of the street

Police have arrested two people linked to the property on suspicion of drug offences.

They include a 26-year-old man arrested in the early hours of February 14 on suspicion of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.

A 30-year-old woman was also arrested while a search warrant was carried out at the property on the same date. She has been charged with possessing cannabis.

The man has been released while under investigation and the woman is due to appear at before magistrates on March 15.

A quantity of drugs was also recovered from the property by officers, including a number of tablets and a herbal substance believed to be cannabis.

‘Blight of anti-social behaviour’

‘We won’t hesitate to take robust action’

Using intelligence about levels of anti-social behaviour and suspected criminal activity at the premises, it was decided to request a closure on the council-owned property to ensure the safety of local residents.

Councillor Jenny Brooks, safer neighbourhoods lead, said: “The Community Safety Hub shares information to ensure that individuals and communities do not suffer the blight of anti-social behaviour such as that which comes from drug dealing and drug misuse.

“We urge people to support this work and share information with the police so we can take action.”

Police commander for York and Selby Superintendent Lindsey Robson said: “Illegal drug use and the associated criminal activity causes misery for law-abiding residents.

“As this operation demonstrates, we won’t hesitate to take robust action together with our partner agencies to disrupt suspected drug-related criminality in our neighbourhoods.”

 

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john-wayne-gacey-junior
4 years ago

You have no right saying that about my block (first pic) our block of flats had nowt to do wiv any of it so why is there a pic of our block totally wrong to involve my block..am absalutly fuming how would u like me taking a pic of your house or flat then say false ustatements bout them! What gives u the right to put a pic of my flat (outside) when we’ve nowt to do with any of it so what i want to see you publish on your website an apologie cause nobody disses my block an gets away with it especially when its bullshit …set of cheecky twats am no drug taker and now my flats labeled as a drug den cause of the flat over road you should sack the person who put this web page together think al take this right to the top and sue your ass… Of a company or whatever u wanna call it dont fuck wiv a man an his castle/ flat yeah no seriously al open a can of whoop ass on anybody dissin my block…

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mannley collins
4 years ago

When I read of any Public House or Bar anywhere being closed for following the anti social purpose of selling the Highly Addictive Cancer Causing and Violence encouraging drugs Alcohol or Tobacco then I will come to believe that the obviously corrupted forces of Law n Order deserve my respect and support.
Until then its obvious that I am forced to live in a DRUG corrupted society–where small children suffering 30 seizures a day are refused safe ad effective medicines by these so called posturing guardians of public safety.
No one has ever died from Cannabis use ever.
10 millions die each year worldwide from Alcohol generated useage.
!5 million die each year worldwide from Tobacco generated useage.
There are NO deaths from Cannabis useage.
These figures are WHO figures.

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