Fake Camden Council 'crack and heroin' posters to be removed

The council says that it is in the process of removing the fly posters which feature both Camden Council and Metropolitan Police logos, claiming that “the sale and use of crack and heroin is permitted in this area”.

At least two of these have been spotted in different parts of Camden High Street, with a QR code at the bottom which leads pedestrians to a page promoting ‘Pattern Up’, described as a youth movement group raising awareness on “issues facing our society”.

The Brighton-based group says it is a collective of artists who “raise awareness of the widespread criminal exploitation of local children and vulnerable youth”.

A poster posing to be from Camden Council, however it is promoting an event focusing on addiction (Image: UGC)

And its posters in Camden promote an event called ‘Ad-iction’ which is set to take place at Camden Open Air Gallery on August 11 from 7pm.

The website reads: “Ad-iction focuses on the problem society is facing in regard to drugs and consumption.

“Through the use of signage, branding, events and guerrilla marketing, we want to start a conversation.”

But the false council branding has outraged some passers by, who asked whether the council was involved in posters that appear to promote illegal drugs.

A Camden Council spokesperson said: “We are aware of these posters and are removing them as we would with all fly posters that are reported to us.”

Pattern Up told the Ham&High: "The crack and heroin notices depict the lack of community effort in preventing the exploitation and destruction of young lives through the supply and use of Class A and B drugs in the city."