Brixton drugs raids and criticism of the Police
- Title
- Brixton drugs raids and criticism of the Police
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Jul 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:06:06
- Description
- Two interviews about co-ordinated police drugs raids in Brixton, London. The first interview is with an unidentified male police officer who responds to criticism by Lambeth Council leader Linda Bellos. The second interview is with Linda Bellos, who claims that police targeted black communities and tried to provoke a riot. She also claims that six children were among those arrested. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Linda Bellos
- Keywords
- London; Interethnic relations; Lambeth Council; Police; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Illegal drugs; Policing practice; Racism; Brixton; Linda Bellos
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LBC/IRN, "Brixton drugs raids and criticism of the Police". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0008600082007 (Accessed 07 Jul 2025)