Publisher cleared after alleging police planted drugs

Title

Publisher cleared after alleging police planted drugs

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:58

Description

Kevin Murphy reports on the case of Soho publisher, Roc Sandford, after he was cleared of possessing cannabis and awarded costs of fifteen thousand pounds, after the judge accepted his allegations that police at West End Central police station kept a stock of drugs to plant on innocent people. Includes interview with Roc Sandford.

Contributors

Kevin Murphy; Roc Sandford

Keywords

London; Police; Nightclubs; Cannabis; Corruption; Illegal drugs; Policing practice; Trials; Publishers; Allegations; Roc Sandford

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