TWO more pubs have been closed by police after a series of dawn raids in Chingford to crack down on guns and drugs.
Officers have closed The Bull and Crown on The Green and The Station House in Station Road using powers under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Thursday.
The pubs will be closed for 28 days while their licenses are reviewed.
The Lush Bar, also in Station Road, was also closed by police following a raid on Wednesday.
The raid was part an operation which saw a number of properties in Chingford targeted by police on July 8
A total of 14 people were arrested.
The operation was the biggest of its type in the last three-and-a-half years and involved 100 officers.
Police seized guns, drug-related paraphernalia, stolen property and cash in the clampdown on organised crime.
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