
The Shame, and the Death Threats
Is the heroin trade in West Yorkshire the best kept secret or is the community simply turning a blind eye? And Mobeen receives a death threat on his return to Huddersfield.
Journalist Mobeen Azhar tries to find answers to the hardest question of them all. Is the heroin trade in West Yorkshire the best kept secret or is his community simply turning a blind eye to what’s happening in its midst? With access to the inner workings of the drugs trade, Mobeen comes face to face with the scale of the business and the lengths people go to keep it hidden. Meanwhile, a life sentence for a notorious gangster sheds new light on the night Yassar died and makes the need to act against the drug trade more urgent than ever.
And after publishing a story about drugs and violence in his hometown, Mobeen returns to Huddersfield to face his critics but threats on his life mean that he has to beat a temporary retreat. Meanwhile, another tragic killing leads Mobeen to examine police tactics being used to deal with this new threat of extreme violence that’s spilling out onto the streets.
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- Sun 4 Oct 2020 00:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live