Police withdraws leaflet picturing black drug dealer after anti-racist criticism

The now-withdrawn Cumbria Police leaflet shows a black person in a hood handing pills to a young white man.

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Anti Racist Cumbria said it perpetuated racist stereotypes in a region that a study showed was 99.3 per cent white.A spokeswoman said: "This kind of imagery can put communities under

suspicion for no reason.

"We have already heard from some local residents that they fear being more 'watched' as a direct result of this leaflet."

Cumbria Police accepted it was "a poor choice of image" and withdrew the leaflet, which was first delivered in June.

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