
The Met Police are being dragged for linking seized heroin found 12 miles away to Notting Hill Carnival
Stormzy went in
The Metropolitan Police have caused a stir after linking a drug seizure in Catford to the Notting Hill Carnival, an event due to take place 12 miles, or three boroughs away from the South London district.
On their official Twitter page, they announced that a kilo of ‘uncut heroin’ had been seized in the run up to #NottingHillCarnival.
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival, officers have this morning seized what is believed to be a kilo of uncut heroin in #Catford pic.twitter.com/pUCya5lrvj
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 22, 2017
It wasn’t long before Twitter users accused the Met of “trying so hard to demonise” the carnival, “with an agenda to shut down”, by forcing a link between the two unrelated events.
Stormzy, who is based in Croydon, tweeted about the criminalisation of black events compared to the demographically white festivals such as Glastonbury and Reading.
How many drugs did you lot seize in the run up to Glastonbury or we only doing tweets like this for black events? https://t.co/v7XYvSg29t
— #GSAP (@Stormzy1) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival @metpoliceuk remind us that they're still instituationally racist.
— caulibroc (@caulibroc) August 22, 2017
Unsurprisingly, Twitter users started taking the piss out of the Met, and some of these responses are really funny:
Before Chelsea Flower Show Met Police found kilos of drugs in London. Equally spurious as link between Catford bust & #NottingHillCarnival https://t.co/4vaUxcUuKg
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival I brushed my teeth with Colgate toothpaste this morning ??♂️ yeah and…. https://t.co/iyEdQqiaK7
— #TNO (@CreepaClinton) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival, I've covered my dog with a blanket because it's too cold in #HemelHempstead. pic.twitter.com/utatPziwqB
— Carli Fish (@Carli__F) August 22, 2017
@metpoliceuk in the run up to #nottinghillcarnival I've stubbed my toe. Probably have to cancel the event tbh ??♂️ it's clearly dangerous
— GinNoJuice (@LazyTheHost) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival, we have seized what is believed to be the remnants of Caterpillar cake in #SouthLondon. @metpoliceuk pic.twitter.com/8ukrmkC2u7
— Ninja Tune (@ninjatune) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival, I've just had what is believed to be a pasty in Waterloo https://t.co/joWXV5dbKx
— Mo Gilligan (@MoTheComedian) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival I've finally sorted my Student Finance for Northumbria Uni #Newcastle
— Connor Beswick (@ConnorBeswicckk) August 22, 2017
In the run up to #NottingHillCarnival I found 20p by my door mat do you think it may be link to money laundering ??#NothingToDoWithNHC pic.twitter.com/YipxclM2N9
— Sweetz (@SweetzNo1) August 22, 2017

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