RESIDENTS living in a block of flats in Darlington can look forward to a more peaceful life in future, after a property used for the suspected dealing and misuse of Class A drugs was boarded up.
The property, in Richard Pease House, in Darlington’s Trinity Road, will be left in total isolation for the next three months, after a crack house closure order was issued by magistrates.
After that, social landlord Places for People Housing Group, which is responsible for the property, will look to let the flat out to more reliable tenants.
Locksmiths visited the property this afternoon and spent about 40 minutes securing the premises.
Warrants had been executed at the property on two separate occasions earlier in the year, leading to the discovery of Class A and B drugs.
On Friday, magistrates in Darlington granted the order, enabling the flat to be effectively quarantined for three months.
The two former occupants of the property, who were arrested when an earlier warrant was executed, are on police bail, on suspicion of drugs offences.
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