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Boom Box: the story of undercover police who set up a fake music studio in London

Boom Box: the story of undercover police who set up a fake music studio in London

New four-part documentary reignites criticism of Operation Peyzac, in which officers posed as music industry figures to gather intelligenceIt was the undercover police operation that led to 37 people being jailed after officers set up a fake recording studio and record shop on a north London housing estate.Now, a four-part television documentary has brought Operation Peyzac back under the spotlight, prompting renewed scrutiny of the tactics used by undercover officers and calls for the operation to be examined by the UK’s ongoing inquiry.

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Boom Box: the story of undercover police who set up a fake music studio in London