By Gavin Mackintosh-
NortumbriaPolice have seized class A drugs worth an estimated 450,000 pounds in Newcastle.The drugs which contain heroine and amphertamine were discovered during raids in Cowgate and Byker. 6 people were arrested during the raid , with two of them charged whilst the other four were released whilst investigation continue.
39 year old Karl Glendening from Cowgate was charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply amphetamine, and possession of a drug with intent to suplly cannabis and possession of heroine. 30 year old Neil McFarlane from Slaytyford was charged with possession with intent to supply amphetamine. The other four were present in the house during the raids, but Numbria police have no evidence to actually link them to the drugs found.
ROUTINE
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Following raids at an address were drugs are found, everybody present in the property are routinely arrested, whilst police establish who is actually involved in the drugs. Police establish this through different means like finger prints found on the drugs or its packaging, or on the scales used to weigh up the drugs. Police also use intelligence knowledge from surveillance or informants to determine who they believe to be responsible for the intention to supply drugs.
TIP OFF
450, 000 pounds is an awful lot of drugs, and police usually run into this quantity of drugs when there has been a tip off or where direct surveillance has led them to the drugs. Rival drug gangs go a long way to bringing drug dealers to the attention of police , as stabbings or killings highlight various dealers to police, but this still does not mean police should be able to catch the criminals when they have a huge amount of drugs, expected to be carefully hidden in an apartment.
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INFORMANTS
Informants are often used to top police off; many of whom have deals struck with them by police to expose other dealers in the area or anywhere else. Rival gangs who have been arrested by police are believed to often tip officers off to get lighter sentences, but rivals are not expected to know when their enemies have brought in a big lump of drugs. The trouble is sometimes rivals have common suppliers or know someone supplying their rival.
Other times, careful surveillance and undercover police who cleverly infiltrate drug gangs blow their cover. Police must have shouted ‘bingo’! at the massive discovery. An acquaintance of the gang caught who notified the eye of media.com of the police drug bust anonymously told us:
SNITCHES
There are a lot of snitches out there, and the rest of the lads have their suspicions . ”A lot of money has been lost with this bust. It is so unfortunate, nobody knows how police nailed them. It’s a bad day for the lads, but they will bounce back”.
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