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UK: Show Dealers Zero Tolerance Says Mayor
ccguide Wednesday 12 Apr 2000 Pubdate: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 Source: Colchester Evening Gazette (UK) Contact: Address: 43-44 North Hill, Colchester, Essex CO1 1TZ Fax: 01206 508295 Feedback: http://www.thisisessex.co.uk/scripts/email.asp?sectionEmail%20The%20Editor Website: http://www.thisisessex.co.uk/ SHOW DEALERS ZERO TOLERANCE SAYS MAYOR THE Mayor of Witham, whose stepbrother died from a heroin overdose, has called for zero tolerance to be shown to drug dealers in the town. Mayor Tom Hewitt made the plea on the second anniversary of the death of his 32-year-old stepbrother, Terry. He said Witham was not suffering a drugs epidemic but the problem was growing and should be stamped Out. He called for a zero tolerance attitude to be adopted by the police and Braintree Council in regard to its tenants and urged residents to tell the authorities if they suspected someone was dealing drugs. Mr Hewitt said: I think Terry was taking drugs for years without anyone suspecting something about it. It may not have been from a dealer selling it in large quantities but from a small supplier. "But it does not matter if someone is peddling hard drugs they may as well be selling firearms. "I don't know how many years he suffered before Terry died." He added: "I don't want to scare people. There is not a huge problem in Witham and in comparison to Chelmsford or Colchester, it is probably very minimal. "But if someone is selling to two youngsters each week then that's two too many." Mr Hewitt claims to know about at least five other deaths in Witham from drugs-related incidents. An Essex Police spokesman said: "Essex Police support any policy or practice which undermines the position of those involved in drug dealing, whether on a large or small scale. "We will continue our policy of intelligence-led policing, targeting resources to produce effective result." - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D
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