Flat in Leeds tower block shut down after nine people arrested for class A drug offences

A flat in a Leeds tower block has been shut down after nine people were arrested for class A drug offences.
By Rebecca Marano
Published 8th Jan 2020, 11:54 BST
Updated 8th Jan 2020, 12:10 BST
No one will be able to enter the flat in Lovell Park Towers without permission from Leeds Council.No one will be able to enter the flat in Lovell Park Towers without permission from Leeds Council.
No one will be able to enter the flat in Lovell Park Towers without permission from Leeds Council.

No one will be able to enter Flat 41 in Lovell Park Towers without permission from Leeds Council.

This follows the grant of a full closure order at Leeds Magistrates Court this month.

The closure order will last for three months.

The closure notice in Lovell Towers.The closure notice in Lovell Towers.
The closure notice in Lovell Towers.

It follows a targeted drugs raid by police on December 29.

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Seven men and two women, aged between 29 and 59, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

They have been released under investigation as enquiries continue.

The closure was part of joint action by the Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team (LASBT) and West Yorkshire Police.

Superintendent Jackie Marsh, who heads the Safer Leeds partnership, said: "We have worked closely alongside our partners in the council to take swift and effective action to shut down this address as part of our ongoing work to tackle the completely unacceptable anti-social behaviour that has been impacting on the lives of residents in the building.

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"We hope our latest use of this legislation will bring long-term improvements for the residents and demonstrate our continued commitment to using all available measures to tackle anti-social behaviour and associated criminality."

Councillor Debra Coupar, Leeds City Council’s executive member with responsibility for Safer Leeds, said: "I welcome the news that a three-month full closure order has been secured at the courts for this flat at Lovell Park Towers, which was subject to a raid by the police last month as part of work to tackle the supply of class A drugs.

"Any form of anti-social behaviour is a blight on the day-to-day lives of our residents and communities. Working closely with partners, we will always look to use every option at our disposal to put a stop to it immediately.

"We would urge any resident experiencing anti-social behaviour to not suffer in silence, but to please contact our dedicated LASBT team as soon as possible."

Any residents suffering from anti-social behaviour can get in touch with LASBT by contacting 0113 222 4402 or out of hours on 0113 376 0337 (between 6pm and 3.30am).