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UK: Show of force in grass roots raid on estate: Two arrests in drugs

Bruce Smith

Leeds Today

Thursday 06 Apr 2006

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Show of force in grass roots raid on estate: Two arrests in drugs clampdown

DRUGS officers seized cannabis with an estimated street value of £5,000
after a raid on a house in Leeds.
A woman was found nursing a young child when police entered the
semi-detatched home and found three packs of what they believe to be
'skunk' cannabis last night.
The raid was part of a crackdown on 'grass roots' drug dealing in the
city lead by Weetwood and Pudsey Police boss Chief Supt Howard Crowther.
A 24-year-old man and a woman in her 20s were both arrested from the
former council house on Outgang Lane, Bramley, shortly after 6pm.
They were still in custody today according to a West Yorkshire Police
spokeswoman.
Suspected stolen electrical goods worth £1,500 were also recovered.
The operation saw senior police managers leave their desks to show
solidarity with junior ranks who combat the scourge of drugs on a daily
basis.
Convoy
Chief Supt Crowther was joined by Supt David Lunn, chief inspectors
Keith Gilert and John O'Neill, Det Chief Insp Sukhbir Singh and officers
from the new Pudsey and Weetwood Divisional Drugs Team and the force's
Operation Support Unit.
A convoy of police vans and unmarked cars including officers in
protective clothing wielding battering rams and metal cutting gear
pulled quietly on to the family estate yesterday evening.
The house in Bramley had a miniature CCTV camera above the door linked
to a TV monitor in the living room, but officers were inside the
property without force before the occupants were alerted.
Chief Supt Crowther said: "This is not about catching the Mr Bigs, this
is about dealing with the grass root deliveries of drugs, particularly
young children, which is what I am asking all my staff to do daily.
Complaints
"Police managers are committed to dealing with those who deliver these
drugs to those on the street. This is a run of the mill family estate
and according to our information all the complaints centre on this house.
"The inference of information received is that suspect substances are
being sold to young children. We have found suspect substances right
next to this family's dinner."
He added: "People involved in drugs often attract anti-social behaviour.
If there is a house like this in your area, I'm sure you will be aware
of it. If you are, we want to know.
"We have a number of initiatives available which allow local people to
take action anonymously without the fear of reprisals."
bruce.a.smith@ypn.co.uk

 

 

 

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