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Council tenant evicted for 'drug den'
11:03am Tuesday 1st July 2008
A council tenant is being evicted from her home of 10 years after allowing her boyfriend to use it as a drugs den.
Tracy Wilding, 42, is being thrown out of the Claygate Crescent home after Croydon County Court granted Croydon council permission to reclaim the home on Thursday.
The court heard police raided the home in April last year, seizing two bags of cannabis, 11.8g of cocaine, 20 bags of cannabis seeds, electronic scales and £420 in cash.
A second raid in December uncovered more bags of cannabis and cocaine and a stun gun.
Wilding's boyfriend Neil Anthony Allen, 28, was then stopped twice more near the house in January and June this year, with police seizing cocaine, bags of speed and a brick-sized block of cannabis.
Allen of Underwood, New Addington pleaded guilty to possession of a Class A drug and a Class C drug on June 1 last year, possession of a Class A drug, a Class C drug and a prohibited automatic weapon on Feb 15.
He received community punishment and drugs rehabilitation orders on March 10 but was arrested again on June 11 for possession of a Class C drug, for which he was fined £140.
Allen was again arrested on January 10 for drugs offences and pleaded guilty on June 13 at Croydon Crown Court to possession of Class A, B and C drugs with intent to supply. He is currently on remand awaiting sentencing on July 11.
Judge David Ellis granted a possession order against Wilding on Thursday, criticising her for making no effort to stop the criminal activity taking place at the house.
He concluded there was repeated evidence of drug abuse and conduct likely to cause a nuisance to residents.
He said that selling drugs in the house could lead to other criminal activity.
Wilding has 14 days to move out.
Councillor Dudley Mead, deputy leader and cabinet member for housing, said: "Ms Wilding was given every opportunity to put a stop to the criminal activity taking place in her council home but she thought she could get away with it.
"We take a tough line with any tenant involved in dealing in drugs and those who do can expect to be dealt with swiftly."
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c may, bromley says...
7:31pm Tue 1 Jul 08
Julie, Croydon says...
10:41pm Tue 1 Jul 08
sam, Croydon says...
12:26am Wed 2 Jul 08
c may, bromley says...
12:13pm Wed 2 Jul 08
sam, croydon says...
3:18pm Wed 2 Jul 08
C, SW London says...
3:49pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Secondly, are you saying the guardian got the facts wrong then? I can appreciate you wouldnt want your immediately family slated like that, I'd defend my brother down to the ground. But you cant argue with two bags of cannabis, 11.8g of cocaine, 20 bags of cannabis seeds and a partridge in a pear tree!
Fact is, your brother is on remand for a good reason. Selling drugs is illegal.
Perhaps you could point out which parts of the article are incorrect? I'm not having a dig, I'm honestly interested?
c may, bromley says...
4:26pm Wed 2 Jul 08
sam, croydon says...
5:56pm Wed 2 Jul 08
In the article they said he was found with class a and class c and a weapon, what it dosent say is that the weapon was a low charge stun gun that was so low in power they didnt even bother sending it to the lab for testing as they knew if it was revealed how low the voltage was it would have been thrown out of court. It also claims that he was stopped near the property twice, in actual fact the first time was 7 miles away from his girlfriends property and the second time was a mile away from her door. Not quite near her property when you consider New Addington from one end to the other is only 3 miles. And yes i understand that the paper is funded by advertising however if the story on the front page is not interesting then no one will read the paper, if no one reads the paper no one will advertise with them.
C, SW London says...
11:33am Thu 3 Jul 08
What about the drugs, he was caught with Class A & Class C drugs. You havent argued with that so that's obviously correct.
Fact is, your brother is on remand, they don't keep a person in prison until trial if they are no threat to the general public. And what about his partner? I dont for one second think she is innocent in all of this but she's now homeless. All for the sake of a bit of puff.
With regards to your brothers addiction, there are groups you can go to locally where you can speak with other people going through the same situation. Perhaps while he is in prison he can deal with his addiction, Might be a bit harsh but if he gets a custodial sentence next week he might actually kick the habit......
Julie, Croydon says...
3:55pm Thu 3 Jul 08
C, Sw London says...
4:27pm Thu 3 Jul 08
You will never have one without the other. One drug dealer rips off another and before you know it you have an all out war on your door step. And thats when innocent people get hurt.
I cant help but think that only a person who uses drugs would make a comment like that. I mean, it's a really REALLY thick thing to say.
Julie, Croydon says...
6:24pm Thu 3 Jul 08
And Dont Call Me Thick
You F**king ****.
I Have Enough Reading About Your Crappy Comments In The Paper Let Alone On The Internet Aswell.
charlie, croydon says...
7:51pm Thu 3 Jul 08
C, SW London says...
9:24am Fri 4 Jul 08
Julie wrote:Wow. No need to start calling me names. Pretty chilish wouldn't you say? And just to address your anwser:
Dont Judge The Person Till You Know Them. And Dont Call Me Thick You F**king ****. I Have Enough Reading About Your Crappy Comments In The Paper Let Alone On The Internet Aswell.
1. I haven't judged you, I gave my opinion on your comment which was thick.
2. When using a keyboard you don't use a capital letter for every word in the sentence.
3. I have never in my life sent a letter to the Guardian, let alone had one printed.
So only you know what you're talking about.
I never called YOU thick, I said it was a thick thing to say. I dont need to insult people to get my point across. Have you never heard of a difference of opinion?
C, SW London says...
10:18am Fri 4 Jul 08
c may, bromley says...
10:18am Fri 4 Jul 08
charlie wrote:twice your mums house was raided and drugs were found at 42years old she should know better
listen c-may if u ever say that about my mum ill write sank about you that isnt true u bloody idiot do you think its nice for someone to say stuff about you that isnt true the gurdian people have got it all wrong so i dont no why ur being rude a bout my mum n stepdad because when something bad happened to you im gonna laugh in your face scum bag!
charlie, croydon says...
3:00pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Julie, Croydon says...
9:35pm Fri 4 Jul 08
No It Aint Childish Calling You A Prik Cos Guess Wat.. You Are One!
My Comment Wasnt Thick Cos People Dont Kill People By Using Drugs Cos The People That Are Buying Them Or Doing Watever Are Harming Themselves No-ones Killing Them So Your Rather Thick!
Well Your Name Was In The Paper With Your Location So Obviously You Do!
C, SW London says...
11:42am Mon 7 Jul 08
Julie wrote:*Sigh*
Is It Anything To Do With You How I Write? No I Didnt Think So Either! No It Aint Childish Calling You A Prik Cos Guess Wat.. You Are One! My Comment Wasnt Thick Cos People Dont Kill People By Using Drugs Cos The People That Are Buying Them Or Doing Watever Are Harming Themselves No-ones Killing Them So Your Rather Thick! Well Your Name Was In The Paper With Your Location So Obviously You Do!
Julie, there is no need for all that.
I don't agree with your original comment. I feel like it was a stupid thing to say.
It's extremely childish for you to call me names. It makes you look about 12.
Now, to explain WHY I think your comment was thick:
If I was a drug dealer and someone ripped me off, do you think I am going to go to the police? No they settle things themselves, with knives and guns. What about drug addicts who would happily use a knife to rob someone for drug money? I could go on but I think I've made my point.
To be honest Julie, I'm a grown up and I'm not going to be dragged into a personal argument with you, calling you chilish names etc. But if you think about it, wouldnt you rather have neither drugs or weapons on your street? It would make for a much happier place to live.
Cease Fire?
Paul, says...
2:07pm Tue 15 Jul 08
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