‘Turkish mafia’ targeted in massive crime crackdown on London’s streets

The Metropolitan Police conduct an early morning raid on a premises in north London where they suspect drug dealing is being carried out (Picture: Justin Griffiths Williams/Metro)

London’s Metropolitan Police launched a blitz on crime gangs across the capital including the feared Turkish mafia to cut the murder rate to the lowest in a decade, a senior detective revealed.

There were 97 homicides in London in the year to January compared with 109 in 2024.

That represents an 11...