Police have extended the closure of a Watford flat linked to suspected drug use and antisocial behaviour.

The property in Wells Court, off Pump House Crescent, was closed for 12 weeks in December after multiple complaints from neighbours.

St Albans Magistrates’ Court last week granted a police application to extend the order for another three months.

It bans anyone other than emergency services from entering the flat and those who breach it could face arrest.

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Sergeant Luke Mitchell previously said it should “provide some much-needed respite from the chronic issues suffered by neighbours”.

He said in the interim police would be working with Watford Community Housing, which owns the property, to implement a more permanent solution.

It comes as part of a police crackdown on drugs and antisocial behaviour, with Sgt Mitchell adding: “While we cannot achieve instant results, please rest assured that we will do everything in our power to utilise the tools made available to us by law."

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