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I took a photograph, the next thing I was part of a drugs bust; POLICE MISTAKE FOOTIE FAN FOR UNDERWORLD MR BIG.(News)
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Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
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October 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: BY MARK COWAN
CITY football fanatic Colin Peel's quest to photograph every soccer ground came unstuck when he was targeted by police in a major drugs bust.
Colin, aged 38, was taking a picture of Bedford Town's ground for a book but ended up in the frame for drug trafficking. He went into a wood to get a better shot of the Eyrie stadium, unaware it was being filmed by cops who suspected a drugs drop.
Two weeks later they smashed ...
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