Operation Trident (Metropolitan Police)

[4][5][6] Trident is currently led by Detective Chief Superintendent Dean Haydon,[7] who joined the team from the Counter Terrorism Command in 2012.

While some artists like Giggs have spoken out against what they claim is heavy-handed censorship and attempts to sabotage their careers by applying pressure to venue owners, radio stations, and record labels,[9] others like the Roll Deep Crew have worked with Trident to create anti-violence messaging packaged in ways more likely to reach marginalized urban youth.

[12] At the time, press reports claimed a "huge gun-smuggling racket" had been uncovered, and that guns sold by Shepherd were linked to a number of murders.

After being held in Pentonville and then the high-security Belmarsh prisons on remand for 10 months awaiting trial,[13] Shepherd was acquitted of all 13 firearms offences with which he was charged.

In December 2019, Forensic Architecture released a report contending with the police's version of events, and asked for the investigation to be reopened,[16] but this was ultimately rejected[17] by the IOPC.