![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-idyllic-seaside-town-was-a-retirees-paradise-now-its-overrun-by-zombie-addicts-even-grans-are-peddling-drugs/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23611453-1693398327142.jpg&description=ONCE the promised land for retired Brits, Eastbourne has now become overrun with zombie addicts and gutless drug peddlers. The quaint seaside town - famed for its gold-plated pier and vast shingle beaches - is the latest area to be ravaged by the scourge of county lines thugs plaguing the UK. 12 County lines drug gangs have ravaged Eastbourne, cops say Credit: Chris Eades 12 A seafront view of Eastbourne, a once popular retirement town with about 100,000 residents Credit: Alamy Just last month cops put away three kingpins for 17 years who pushed crack cocaine and heroin into East Sussex for more than a decade. But the long-lasting supply of drugs has fuelled a crime frenzy just a stone's throw from its idyllic beachfront. Official figures show the crime rate in Eastbourne is two per cent higher than the national average. It also placed in the top 10 most dangerous areas out of the 108 villages that make up the region. Tommy Powell, a local barman, is still in and out of hospital after falling victim to a horror attack while at work. In November 2022, he escorted a customer out of Blue Bar Cafe, who later returned and threw a toxic "acid" substance in his face. It caused Tommy's face to severely blister and left him with stem cell damage. Undeterred by the incident, he told The Sun the community of Eastbourne has suffered from a spate of escalated violence. 12 Local barman Tommy Powell after an 'acid' substance was thrown in his face Credit: Sussex News and pictures 12 A woman is pictured passed-out in a flower bed at a local park Credit: Chris Eades Tommy said: "I have lived here all my life but crime and drug addiction have got progressively worse in the last few years." Carnage 'unbearable' for locals Our shocking pictures show families trying to savour the last days of summer as down-and-outers block the entrances to beach huts on the seafront. A few blocks back on Seaside Road, a group of heroin junkies linger outside a derelict home with smashed out windows. On){kind=link}
ONCE the promised land for retired Brits, Eastbourne has now become overrun with zombie addicts and gutless drug peddlers.
The quaint seaside town – famed for its gold-plated pier and vast shingle beaches – is the latest area to be ravaged by the scourge of county lines thugs plaguing the UK.
Just last month cops put away three kingpins for 17 years who pushed crack cocaine and heroin into East Sussex for more than a decade.
But the long-lasting supply of drugs has fuelled a crime frenzy just a stone’s throw from its idyllic beachfront.
Official figures show the crime rate in Eastbourne is two per cent higher than the national average.