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Clarke v Chief Constable of North Wales Police

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Clarke v Chief Constable of North Wales Police
   
Issue: Whether an informant-based drugs arrest was lawful and whether telling a person that she was under arrest “on suspicion of controlled drugs” complied with s28(3) of PACE
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   CCRTF 1999/0656/B2
   
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Judge(s): Brooke and Sedley LJJ, Sir Christopher Staughton
   
Date: 5 April 2000