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UK: Police raid cannabis cafe for sixth time Emily-Ann Elliott Argus Life Monday 09 Jun 2008 Officers from Adur police attended the cafe in Freshbrook Road, Lancing, at about 2.30pm yesterday. According to locals between 40 and 50 officers were at the scene and mobile police units and scientific support units were set up. advertisement A police helicopter also attended. Chief Inspector Laurence Hobbs, Adur District Commander, said: "This is the sixth time we have raided these premises and we will continue to execute search warrants all the while the owners openly float the law. "We have received a number of complaints from local residents complaining of an increase in antisocial behaviour associated with these premises and I say to them that we remain committed to disrupt the sale of drugs and working with Adur District council to have the place closed down. "These things unfortunately take time and I ask them to bear with us as we gain further evidence from these raids. "It is too early to tell how many people will be arrested or how much drugs have been found during today's raids." Police used a disc cutter to try and get through the front door and smashed a window of the premises, which has protective tyres, a CCTV system and steel doors, before someone opened the door from the inside. A spokesperson for the cafe said police had not found anything. He said: "They turned the CCTV off while they did the search, which is a bit concerning. "While it was going on a couple of residents came out and said it was ridiculous. They said the only time they get grief down here is when the police come. "The tactics they are using, such as sitting outside peoples' houses and searching people who live here, are annoying residents. "This is the sixth raid they have done and they haven't really got anything and they have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of tax payers money." http://www.arguslite.co.uk/
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