Local media are reporting that landlords on a housing estate known to harbour drug traffickers and criminal gangs are being given up to £3,000 per week in hush money.
The Yorkshire Live news website claims the Eastwood estate in Rotherham typically attracts rents of only £60 to £90 a week, making the vast sums on offer from criminals more attractive still.
The website report states: “A campaigner who claims he often tips police about drug dealer activities believes landlords have no option: ‘If they live here then there is a risk of harm. If you don't take the money you could be taken out I suppose.
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Dealing with drug crime is the job for the police and courts, a job that they do very badly.
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