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Busted Edward Laxton

Busted By Edward Laxton

Busted by Edward Laxton


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Summary

This book covers the adventures within the operation from Det Sgt Martyn Pritchard's unique perspective, along with some of his further exploits along the way, including the launch of the Reading Music Festival; the expose of Howard `Mr Nice' Marks; and the perils and rigours of living and working undercover in the 70s.

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Busted: The inside story of the UK's biggest ever drugs bust by Edward Laxton

Martyn Pritchard, a hippy, drug squad detective, based in Oxford, lived and worked undercover for 5 and a half years, during the 1970s. A young warden was cultivating a plot of cannabis plants in the Lions' Reserve at Longleat Safari Park, in Wiltshire. This became an inquiry for the detective and a potential story for a Mirror reporter, which is how the author and detective met. Together they became entrenched in the biggest drugs scandal Britain has ever known. The same Longleaf warden had also offered up LSD tabs - any amount from 1,000 to 10,000 at a time - which led to the start of `Operation Julie', still the biggest UK drugs `bust' ever, with 130 arrests and 214 years in sentences for the masterminds. This book covers the adventures within the operation from Det Sgt Martyn Pritchard's unique perspective, along with some of his further exploits along the way, including the launch of the Reading Music Festival; the expose of Howard `Mr Nice' Marks; and the perils and rigours of living and working undercover in the 70s.

About Edward Laxton

Edward Laxton is a former Mirror and Daily Express reporter who worked on Fleet Street for over 30 years. Now retired, he continues to write the occasional feature, travelogue, publicity piece and, more recently, blog post. Edward has three children and lives in South Oxfordshire.

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GOR010606796
9781912624058
1912624052
Busted: The inside story of the UK's biggest ever drugs bust by Edward Laxton
Used - Like New
Paperback
Mirror Books
2018-09-06
240
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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