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Crime prevention advice: https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/Two drugs traffickers whose organised crime group was brought down after sending a picture of a pet dog, have been told to hand over almost £1.2m.
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Behind Bars: Members of a county line drugs gang have been handed sentences totalling 34 years for their part in bringing illegal drugs into West Surrey and Hampshire. It concludes months of investigation by officers into the network which was being operated from the Stratford area. Back in March 2023, police executed a series of warrants at addresses across London, Surrey and Hampshire resulting in nine people being subsequently charged and remanded.
‘County Lines’ are so called because they involve transporting illegal drugs from one area to another, often across police boundaries, using dedicated mobile phone lines or ‘deal lines’. Often the areas these drugs are taken to see an increase in levels of violence or other crimes because of the problems drugs and drug addiction bring. After being presented with a body of evidence against them, all those charged eventually pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs namely Crack Cocaine and Heroin. They have all now been sentenced at court with the final two appearing on 17 January 2024. Hearings will now be looked at under the Proceeds of Crime Act to seize any assets gained as a result of criminal activity.
PC Ed Bush, said: “All these individuals are part of a system that preys on the vulnerable and brings nothing but misery to our communities. Everyday, we are working to identify who they are and disrupt their networks and I hope this case shows that it doesn’t matter how long it takes – we will find you.
“If you have information about someone you suspect is involved in the supply of illegal drugs or are concerned about someone vulnerable to exploitation by these gangs please contact us.”
• Ross Bannister, 30 (DOB: 10/02/94) from Greenwich, was sentenced to nine years and four months for being Concerned in the Supply of Class A drugs and a further 27 months for possession of criminal property to run concurrently. • Billy Cross, 25 (DOB: 29/06/99) from Basildon, was sentenced to nine years and four months for being Concerned in the supply of Class A Drugs and 15 months for possession of criminal property to run concurrently. • Abraham Musoke, 29 (DOB: 08/10/95) from Bexley in London, who acted as a courier in the network, was given six years and nine months. • Local controllers Paul Skabarntsky 29 (DOB: 29/01/95) of no fixed address and Jamie Smith, 31 (DOB: 23/12/93), from Greenwich, each received three years and one month whilst Liam Neylon, 27, (DOB: 07/12/97) from Farnham, received three years and nine months for offences in Surrey and a further two and half years for similar offending in Suffolk. • Three ‘runners’, Noella Facer 50 (DOB: 07/12/74) from Farnborough, Hampshire, Dean Pearce 28 (DOB: 18/01/97) from Alton, Hampshire, and Kerry Pearce, 59 (DOB: 11/08/65) from Alton, Hampshire, each received two-year suspended sentences.
Friday and Saturday (10th , 11th Jan) over 50 officers were back out dedicated to combating rural crime. This time Surrey Police were joined by the Rural Crime teams from our neighbouring forces. In turn this provided a range of specialist capability including drone teams and stolen vehicle examiners.
Surrey Police also directly involved members of the rural community in the operation by having direct communication channels with them, where they could feed in suspicious activity direct to officers.
Over the two days over 30+ farms or other rural locations were visited in person by our Safer Neighbourhood Teams alongside widespread proactive marked and unmarked patrols. This resulted in: • 70+ vehicles stopped • 4 vehicles seized • 1 arrest for drug driving • 1 Tipper lorry driver stopped for carrying suspected illegal waste which we believe they intended to fly tip that night. They have been reported to the local authority to consider prosecution for waste offences. • Local engagement with rural communities to answer questions, offer crime prevention advice and gather intelligence about criminality in their areas.
Chief Inspector Chris Tinney, rural crime lead for Surrey Police, said; “In September I reassured our rural community that our commitment to rural crime was here to stay and would become a staple part of our efforts to combat rural crime. “Last weekend we built on the success of the previous operation through the support of our wider regional colleagues. Our focus was to engage with and protect this community especially given its critical importance for UK food security. “I want to thank in particular the members of public who supported us during the operation as well as Hampshire Constabulary, Sussex Police and Thames Valley Police.”
The Surrey Five Ways to Wellbeing are an easy way to think and plan what you can do to boost your wellbeing, improve how you feel, strengthen relationships and connections with your local community, and reduce the risk of poor mental health.
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Since April 2018, most cars and vans have been fitted with an emergency call system, known as eCall. This built-in safety feature is automatically activated in the event of an incident when the airbags are deployed. This can also be manually activated by the driver or passenger by pressing a button – this button is known as eCall SOS.
Find out more here - https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/ecall/
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