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Andrew Pritchard is a British author, former rave promoter and founder of the AP Foundation, a UK charity involved in rehabilitation and mentoring work.
Rave promotion
editPritchard was involved in the UK rave and music promotion scene. In 1999, he was involved with Reggae Sunsplash at Victoria Park, London.[1]
Criminal conviction
editIn 2015, Pritchard was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court after being convicted in connection with cocaine trafficking. The case involved 6 kg of cocaine found in a car in Dagenham, east London, with police estimating its street value at up to £1 million.[2]
Pritchard was also linked in press coverage to an earlier cocaine importation investigation involving drugs concealed in coconuts at New Spitalfields Market in east London. Business Insider reported that he was acquitted in relation to that case.[3]
Rehabilitation work
editAfter serving a custodial sentence, Pritchard founded the AP Foundation, an organisation involved in mentoring, rehabilitation and youth intervention work.[3]
While in prison, Pritchard was involved in the "One Postcode" initiative at HMP Belmarsh, which sought to reduce conflict between prisoners associated with different London postcodes.[4]
Writing and media
editPritchard is the author of Empire of Dirt: From Raves to Riches, published by Urban Smuggler.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Reggae steels itself for weekend in shadow of deadly turf wars". The Independent. 31 July 1999.
- ↑ Marshall, Tom (29 April 2015). "Drugs dealers caught with £1 million of cocaine in car 'tried to force police off road'". Evening Standard.
- 1 2 "Smuggling cocaine in coconuts to redemption: Andrew Pritchard and the AP Foundation". Business Insider. 9 April 2026.
- ↑ James, Erwin (2 September 2022). "Postcode Peace!". Inside Time.
- ↑ "Empire of Dirt". Ki Agency.
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