Drugs wave spreads fear through UK s most depressing city

SMASHING down a door with a battering ram, cops swarm into a modest red brick home emerging with 40, 000 worth of cannabis. The early morning raid, carried out last week, is the latest effort to fight back against a dangerous drugs trade that is tightening its grip on the pretty cathedral city of Peterborough. Unflatteringly recently voted the UKs most depressing area three times in a row, its proud residents insist they are insulted after being shortlisted again for the title in the annual poll by iLiveHere. What is undeniable, however, is their frustration over a tide of lawlessness that has led to rampant shoplifting and wanton drug users lighting and shooting up on the streets. Last year, Peterborough City Council was awarded over two years as part of a renewed drive to offer drug and alcohol treatment services. Like countless other areas across the UK, the Cambridgeshire city has been blighted by county lines gangs shifting Class A drugs inc