Crack House

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An old, abandoned or burnt-out building often in US inner-cities where drug dealers and users buy, sell, produce and use illicit drugs, including, but not limited to, crack cocaine

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CLOSED: PC Paul Whiteley puts notices on the property in Starbeck Way, Ormesby, watched by Councillor Bill Ayre.The crack house will be boarded up for a minimum of three months after work by Redcar and Cleveland drugs unit

Crack den closure is welcomed

It is the first time a crack house eviction order, under anti social behaviour legislation, has been carried out on a private property in Wirral.

Drug den owner is kicked out of his house by cops

Deputy divisional commander Superintendent Josh Jones said: 'These premises were being used to sell Class A drugs on a regular basis, it was essentially a crack house.

Pub from Hell

Nationwide, 42 crack houses were closed and 20kgs of cocaine taken off the streets.

Massive drugs haul by police

The crack house closure application, which was uncontested, had been displayed at O'Connor's flat since December 7.

SHUT DOWN; The drug den in old folk's flats complex

The crack house was closed down after local residents gave evidence to police.

20 held in crack raids

They worked with Stone Cross Neighbourhood Office to deal with the culprits and helped Sandwell Homes to achieve its first crack house closure.

Tenants praised for drug crusade

Neighbours in Cymmer Street said they had noticed a huge difference since the closure order was placed on the crack house. Resident Jean Clatworthy, 71, said: 'We had a lot of bother and a lot of rows in the early hours.

Now we can walk the streets safely:

Officers returned to two raided homes on Norton Road yesterday afternoon to issue crack house closure orders.

Drugs bust men in court

Officers made 39 arrests, 393 stop checks, seized five uninsured vehicles and closed down a crack house.

Success in tackling vandalism

A shocking catalogue of crime and disorder at a Cardiff crack house can today be revealed for the first time.

HOUSE OF SHAME

From impersonating Tommy Cooper raiding a crack house to jokes about suicide bombers, he was class.