“Middle-class coke heads” could face five-year football bans if convicted of selling or taking class A drugs at matches. The rules, announced by policing minister Kit Malthouse at a drugs summit on Thursday, are part of a bid to tackle a rise in violence and disorder at matches. “The football family wants every ground to be a safe space for fans, especially children, and so do we. “Football banning orders have been a game-changer in rooting out racism and violence at football, and now we want them to do the same for drug-related disorder”, he said. They asked for this addition to football banning laws.”At the same time Mr Malthouse also announced £5million of investment to allow more drug testing on arrest.

Source: The Star May 19, 2022 15:35 UTC