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U.K:West Norfolk: Police crackdown on drug dealing

Richard Long

Lynn News

Wednesday 21 May 2008

POLICE will be reaffirming the message that it does not pay to deal in drugs as part of a week-long campaign aimed at raising awareness of the crucial role communities can play in tackling such crimes.

Over the past few months partner agencies and local people have played a huge part in detecting drug-related crime as officers have raided a number of cannabis factories in the county thanks to tip-offs from members of the community.

In March a crack team of officers descended on a house in Lynn's Gaywood Road and uncovered a sophisticated drugs factory producing 400 to 500 cannabis plants.

Three rooms had been set aside as living quarters while the rest had been clad in reflective sheeting, strung with heat lamps and filled with careful rows of cannabis plants in separate crops at various stages of growth.

National Tackling Drugs Week was launched yesterday and police will be working with the Norfolk Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) to promote the crucial stages of enforcement, treatment and education.

Drug liaison officer Richard Price said: "Drug treatment is an effective crime- reduction tactic.

"We have drug arrest referral workers operating in all Norfolk custody cells to identify whether offenders are committing crimes to fund their drug habit in order to help them get treatment.

"If we are able to secure the right treatment at the earliest opportunity this can reduce drug use and in turn can reduce the risk of re-offending."

Over the past year drug dealers in Norfolk were ordered to repay more than £2 million in criminal profits.

Police can apply for a confiscation order to deprive convicted defendants of any assets or profits they may have made from their crimes.

In February 2007 Larry Mayes, of Mariners Way, North Lynn, was found flushing drugs down a plughole when police raided his home. Following a search of the property police seized £187,000 in cash and a small quantity of heroin.

He was later convicted on drugs and money laundering offences and was jailed for five years.

Investigations revealed he had benefited by £400,000 from criminal activities and a confiscation order forced him to repay £312,457.

Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be taking part in a number of activities to provide drug awareness information and advice to local communities.

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