File reveals police view of drug squad raid on Keith Richards
National Archives releases Met's account of famous drugs bust, which conflicts with Rolling Stones guitarist's own tellingFor the Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, this was his most famous drugs bust. He faced 25 charges in all, but in the true piratical spirit of rock'n'roll he walked away with just a £250 fine because it was obvious even to the judge that the police were trying to stitch him up.That, at least, is the account Richards gives of his arrest in his recently-published memoir...
Guardian Music — National Archives releases Met's account of famous drugs bust, which conflicts with Rolling Stones guitarist's own tellingFor the Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards,... more info