Man, 70, arrested after police storm property in drugs raid

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Man, 70, arrested after police storm property in drugs raid

Good Morning St Albans — 2026-10-06

A man has been arrested after police raided a property on Scrubbitts Square in Radlett.
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Man, 70, arrested after police storm property in drugs raid
• A man has been arrested after police raided a property on Scrubbitts Square in Radlett.
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Watford man admits causing serious injury through 'careless or inconsiderate' driving
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St Albans grew from Verulamium, a Roman town that by the 4th century was the third-largest city in Roman Britain after London and Cirencester.
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