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Luke O'Reilly, PA & Matt Jackson

'Middle-class coke heads' taking drugs at football grounds face five-year bans

'Middle-class coke heads' caught selling or taking class A drugs at football matches could face five-year bans, the Government has announced. It is part of a plan to crackdown on a rise in violence and disorder at sports matches.

Under the plans, the Government says anyone receiving a conviction could be forced to surrender their passports when their teams plays abroad. The proposal was announced by policing minister Kit Malthouse.

Boris Johnson said the drug habits of “middle-class coke heads” are driving crime across the UK. He said: “Middle-class coke heads should stop kidding themselves, their habit is feeding a war on our streets driving misery and crime across our country and beyond.

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