EXCLUSIVE: London barbers have hit back at claims by a top cop that salons offering cut-price trims were a red flag and potential front for criminal gangs and drug cartels.
The red and white-striped pole of the barber shop, promising everything from a quick buzz cut to a beard sculpting and scalp massage, is a staple of the British high street.
Detective Superintendent Charlotte Tucker of Wiltshire Police, the top cop behind Britain s first child modern slavery prosecution, has warned criminal gangs could be exploiting the salon surge.