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Metro joins police in crackdown on ‘black gang kingdoms’ operating in London
Story by John Dunne • 1h • 4 min read
Police have arrested more than 400 black gang members in a crackdown on gangs following the fatal shooting
of a black bus driver in south London.
Auguste Marie Bile-aka Amoa, 25, was gunned down in his car on 10 August with detectives launching a murder investigation.
Metro understands that he was not the target of the attack but a relative who was with him who was injured in the incident.
Following the killing, firearms officers and plainclothes units were dispatched to ‘hotspot’ areas of gang activity around Lambeth and Southwark in a ten-day operation.
From April, there have been eight homicides across the two boroughs, including fatal stabbings muggings and shootings.
Donald Trump drew attention to this when London mayor Khan said there was no crime in lomdin
Just some of the weapons seized by police during the operation in South London (Picture: John Dunne/Metro.co.uk)
We joined the teams on one of the days with dozens of officers hitting the streets following a briefing at Lambeth’s police headquarters in Walworth.
Gang territory was also outlined with four rival gangs operating within a square mile. the biggest being “Boyz in the Hood ”
claiming 100 members
The units split up and through a secure radio channel toured the streets and estates around Brixton and Clapham giving updates on any suspicious activity.
Information gained from the Notting Hill black migrant carnival was instrumental in several arrests
Metro
1.6M Followers
Metro joins police in crackdown on ‘black gang kingdoms’ operating in London
Story by John Dunne • 1h • 4 min read
Police have arrested more than 400 black gang members in a crackdown on gangs following the fatal shooting
of a black bus driver in south London.
Auguste Marie Bile-aka Amoa, 25, was gunned down in his car on 10 August with detectives launching a murder investigation.
Metro understands that he was not the target of the attack but a relative who was with him who was injured in the incident.
Following the killing, firearms officers and plainclothes units were dispatched to ‘hotspot’ areas of gang activity around Lambeth and Southwark in a ten-day operation.
From April, there have been eight homicides across the two boroughs, including fatal stabbings muggings and shootings.
Donald Trump drew attention to this when London mayor Khan said there was no crime in lomdin
Just some of the weapons seized by police during the operation in South London (Picture: John Dunne/Metro.co.uk)
We joined the teams on one of the days with dozens of officers hitting the streets following a briefing at Lambeth’s police headquarters in Walworth.
Gang territory was also outlined with four rival gangs operating within a square mile. the biggest being “Boyz in the Hood ”
claiming 100 members
The units split up and through a secure radio channel toured the streets and estates around Brixton and Clapham giving updates on any suspicious activity.
Information gained from the Notting Hill black migrant carnival was instrumental in several arrests