Residents On City Estate Play Big Part in Cracking Drug Menace

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Peering out from behind the curtain of his bedroom window, Paul Pegg watched as a young woman approached a car and exchanged cash for a small package containing drugs.

It then dawned on him what he had to do. He noted the car's registration number to give to the police and, in that moment, started a movement which would galvanise residents into combating crime on the estate.

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Residents On City Estate Play Big Part in Cracking Drug Menace

"That was in 2003 and I think it was a defining moment for me and a lot of other people in Mackworth," he said.

"When I saw that drug deal taking place, I thought 'enough is enough' and told the police that.

"There were four or five residents who wanted to help. We were willing to do whatever it ...

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