Spurs hopeful caught in Yard drugs dragnet

A former Tottenham Hotspur youth player was one of eight drug dealers jailed for a combined 24 years after a major undercover police operation to halt the ‘evil trade’ ravaging the streets of east London. Officers posing as buyers met with scores of drug pushers throughout Tower Hamlets after identifying a number of different phone lines during the five-month covert crackdown on narcotics, violence and anti-social behaviour earlier this year. More than 300 officers were involved in raids at more…