HARLOW: Crack house closure

A crack house being used for drug dealing and other offences has been closed.

Police, working with the local authority, successfully applied for a court order under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act, to close the house in Shawbridge, Harlow, Essex.

Following a raid on the premises by the Harlow Neighbourhood Policing team, who found used needles and drugs paraphernalia throughout the premises, two people were arrested for burglary and abstracting electricity. A man was charged and a woman cautioned. Anyone with information or who wishes to speak to the Harlow Neighbourhood Policing should call Essex Police on 0300 333 4444 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.