Crime Solicitors

Hounslow Council enforcement staff have helped police take two drug dealers off the streets of the borough.

The council’s CCTV staff watched two men approach a car, in what appeared to be a drug-related rendezvous close to the Haverfield Estate in Hounslow, Greater London.

The council’s police team was in the council’s CCTV control room at the time – and promptly went to investigate the driver of the vehicle.

Despite a police pursuit, the suspected dealer’s vehicle failed to stop.

However, the next day, the vehicle was spotted again alongside three other vehicles – and on this occasion, police officers uncovered drugs in the car and arrested three men.

Following the arrests, police joined up with Hounslow Council staff to investigate possible drug dealing in the area.

In total, eight police officers guided by three estates enforcement officers raided a property in Perran Walk, Brentford, where two suspects were arrested – one man escaped out of a window, but was subsequently caught by officers.

A search at the property uncovered a large quantity of drugs – and days after the arrests, enforcement officers spotted what they believed was a drug deal taking place on Convent Way in Southall. They used CCTV to track a male suspect while they called the council’s police team.

The council’s police officers were guided to the area by enforcement officers and stopped a male suspect, who was found with drugs. A subsequent search at the man’s address uncovered more drugs.

The police arrested the man for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, as a result of what had been uncovered at the address and the evidence provided by the council’s enforcement team.

Councillor Richard Foote said:

“This is a great result towards our fight to make our streets safer – drug dealers are not welcome in our borough and the council’s enforcement officers and police’s efforts are yielding good results.

“These dealers were blatantly conducting their business on the streets in broad daylight, in full view of law abiding residents and children walking to and from school.

“As well as the legal upshots, these people now also face being evicted from their council home.

“Rest assured, we will do everything we can to make sure that happens and they lose the right to council housing anywhere else in the borough.”

Council Police Sergeant Neil Witcombe added:

“The council has been very clear in their stance against crime – and has been tirelessly assisting the police to proactively target drug and anti-social behaviour issues within Hounslow’s estates.

“These incidents show that with this joint working approach we can and will target individuals that commit crime within the estates – and make them a safer place for the hard working local residents to live.”

Duncan Lewis Criminal Lawyers

Duncan Lewis criminal lawyers can advise at any stage of a charge involving Class A and Class B drugs and other drug-related offences.

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