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Manhunt underway for suspect who fled court moments after admitting drug charges

David BenjaminMarch 30, 2026

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This is the moment a suspect ran away from court in the middle of a hearing.

A manhunt is now underway after Abu Faye, 26, fled on foot from Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday, March 17.

He ran away from the courthouse just after 4pm during a hearing for drug offences on after learning that a judge wanted to remand him in custody.

The Met Police have put out a public appeal 13 days later to try find the suspect, who has links to Penge and Cambridge.

Undated handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Abu Faye, 26, from Hackney, who absconded from Croydon Crown Court during a hearing for drug-related offences. Faye was captured on CCTV fleeing Court 8 on Tuesday March 17 after learning that a judge wanted to remand him in custody. Issue date: Monday March 30, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — Faye was captured on CCTV fleeing Court 8 (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)

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Faye had been charged with five counts of possession with intent to supply and five counts of possession of Class A and Class B drugs.

He admitted the latter five charges.

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