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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Aamna Mohdin and Chris Osuh

Boom Box: the story of undercover police who set up a fake music studio in London

A young man in a dark shirt looks directly at the camera with a serious expression
Several people convicted as a result of Operation Peyzac said they had felt under pressure from officers to acquire firearms and drugs, fearing they would lose access to the recording studio if they refused. Photograph: HBO

It was the undercover police operation that led to 37 people being jailed after officers set up a fake recording studio and record shop on a north London housing estate.

Now, a four-part television documentary has brought Operation Peyzac back under the spotlight, prompting renewed scrutiny of the tactics used by undercover officers and calls for the operation to be examined by the UK’s ongoing spycops inquiry.

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