The crack down follows an increase in violence at matches in England and Wales since the return of spectators to stadiums after the coronavirus pandemic, with police identifying widespread cocaine use around stadiums and on the rail network as supporters travel to games.
Policing Minister Chris Philp said:"Class A drug use at football matches is a disgrace which has fuelled some of the shameful behaviour we have seen at games by certain groups of fans."That is why we have taken action to make sure anyone who takes or deals drugs such as cocaine at football matches will be prevented from attending games and threatening the safety of the majority of fans, including children, who just want to enjoy the game.
Data published by the Home Office in September showed there were 1,308 people with Football Banning Orders at the end of the 2021-22 season, including 516 new orders issued, preventing those individuals from attending games, including the World Cup in Qatar. Recent policing operations supported by the UK Football Policing Unit have identified widespread cocaine use around stadiums and on the rail network as supporters travel to games, with clubs and police introducing new measures including using more sniffer dogs to combat this.
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