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UK: Drugs dogs at station
Helen Barnes This Is Richmond
Monday 14 Jan 2002 Police arrested seven people during a high profile drugs operation at Twickenham station on Wednesday morning in response to growing concerns about drug use at Richmond College. Sniffer dogs tracked passengers arriving at the station during the four-hour operation to check if they were carrying drugs ranging from cannabis to amphetamines and cocaine. More than 30 people were searched during the operation, and police made four arrests for possession of a class B drug. There were also arrests for the possession of an offensive weapon and fare evasion, and officers stopped a man wanted in connection with firearms and drugs offences in Lambeth. Police targeted Twickenham station to catch students travelling from outside the borough to the college in Egerton Road, and said that four of the seven people arrested in the operation indicated that they were students there. College principal Eric Kirby said a strict anti-drugs policy was enforced at the college and that students found in possession of drugs would be expelled. He said: The college will not tolerate the possession or consumption of illegal drugs or other harmful substances on the college site, and the penalty for any student disregarding this rule is immediate suspension pending expulsion. The college works closely with the police to ensure that this issue is dealt with in an effective manner. This policy has been in place for a considerable period of time and there is no intention to soften it in the light if current national debates with regard to the relaxation of associated legislation. Inspector Mark Jones, who organised the operation, said it would act as a deterrent against crime. We made seven arrests and the majority of those people were from outside the borough. This will send a strong message back to people thinking of coming to Richmond to commit crime, that we are actively carrying out operations. Essentially this was a crime prevention exercise as well as a drugs exercise.
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