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| Mats' message: Sergeant Paul Robinson of the Community Against Drugs initiative displays samples of the beer mats which will be distributed in Darlington |
Unite against drug dealers by joining The Northern Echo's Rat on a Rat campaign.
If you know someone who is peddling in this evil trade, pick up the phone and call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or go online to www.nettherat.org
You do not have to give your name, and your information may not only save lives but could also earn a reward.
Chief Inspector Laz Szomoru is from the Durham Agency Against Crime which, with The Northern Echo, is giving cash backing to the campaign.
He said: "Plenty of people talk to each other about people in the community who might be dealing. They might even witness drug dealing.
"It's these people we want to contact us via Crimestoppers. If they have seen the beer mat in a pub, they can discreetly slip it into their pocket and give us a call when they get home.
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16/03/2002 Anti-drugs drive proving a big success The first two weeks of a campaign to get drugs off the streets of Darlington has been hailed a success. |
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09/03/2002 Using Net to trap the dealers Drug dealers in the region are being hunted in cyberspace thanks to a new initiative. |
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07/03/2002 The writing is on the mat for dealers A campaign to crack down on drug dealers in a North-East town has moved into pubs and clubs. |
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05/03/2002 Public urged to rat on the drug dealers A major crime-busting initiative designed to tackle drug dealers has been launched in a North-East town. |
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26/02/2002 Tell tale on pedlars of misery, mum urges The North-East mother of a teenage drugs victim has pledged her support for the Rat on a Rat campaign, which aims to put dealers behind bars. |
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11/08/2001
Arrests as drugs police swoop Police used Rat on a Rat tip-offs to raid eight houses for drugs in County Durham yesterday. |
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08/08/2001
Drugs gang is brought to justice A gang of drug dealers was today beginning a total of 47 years behind bars following a major operation by police to smash the supply of heroin in a quiet North-East town. |
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16/07/2001 The school gate dealers who condemned my son to death Many parents associate hard drug use with the inner cities, but as Adian Worsley found out when he spoke to one North-East family beset by tragedy, the drugs menace is just as likely to rear its ugly head in semi-rural pit villages. |
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19/06/2001 Police say 'That's the spirit' as men tackle robber Police say three men who pounced on a fleeing robber embodied the spirit of the Rat on a Rat campaign. |
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14/06/2001 Don't let the dealers get away with evil trade Unite against drug dealers by joining The Northern Echo's Rat on a Rat campaign. Here's your chance to get dealers on the run Tormented residents in a drug-blighted town are today being urged to Rat on a Rat - to drive out drug dealers. My two sons were victims of these rats. Now one is dead A handsome 23-year-old with a well-paid sales job is not what most would consider as prime prey for drug dealers. |