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Calne drug raid was a warning say police
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| Police who searched the flat in Coulter House, Woodroffe Square, Calne, found an airing cupboard lined with foil |
Police say an armed raid on a flat in Calne, where they seized thousands of pounds worth of home-grown cannabis, is a warning to dealers in the town.
Seven officers stormed in on Thursday after neighbours reported a strange smell coming from the flat in Coulter House, off Woodroffe Square.
Police found used needles, a bin bag full of cannabis and an airing cupboard lined with foil and glow lamps.
They say the value of the cannabis seized is £10,000.
Officers were looking to arrest a 32-year-old man for cultivating the class B drug with a view to selling it after neighbours reported people entering the block of flats at strange times in the night.
It is believed the man, who has a history of heroin abuse, had just bagged up the cannabis ready to sell.
During the raid, officers were alerted by neighbours who said the suspect had run from his Westlea Housing Association home into a nearby housing estate.
Neighbours looked on in shock as armed officers surrounded a block of flats searching for the suspect.
They knocked on doors but no one answered. It is believed the man had already gone to another property in Calne.
Sgt Mark Rees of Calne Police said: "This operation was a result of complaints from neighbours and we have taken positive action by seizing all the suspected drugs in the property.
"We will be working with Westlea and helping them to secure the property.
"By seizing the drugs we have taken them off the streets and are showing the people of Calne we will not tolerate any drug offences in the town.
"We will be searching for the tenant of the flat with a view to asking him about its contents."
Shirley Davies, head of neighbourhood services at Westlea, said: "We are working in full partnership with the police to establish the facts of the case so that appropriate action can be taken in the interests of all residents."
10:13am Thursday 15th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: kathy27, calne on 3:51pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote]We will be working with Westlea and helping them to secure the property.[/quote]
So secure, the man was back in the flat the day after the raid!!!
We will be working with Westlea and helping them to secure the property.
So secure, the man was back in the flat the day after the raid!!!
Posted by: rosco, Chippenham on 11:01pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]kathy27[/bold] wrote:
[quote]We will be working with Westlea and helping them to secure the property.[/quote]
So secure, the man was back in the flat the day after the raid!!![/quote] Presumably someone told the police that too, or was it just posted here?
kathy27 wrote:
We will be working with Westlea and helping them to secure the property.
So secure, the man was back in the flat the day after the raid!!!
Presumably someone told the police that too, or was it just posted here?
Posted by: donteventhinkit, Corsham on 8:42am Fri 16 May 08
Hardly brain of britain is he if he didnt realise the stuff stank to high heaven. Never mind though im sure all the other dealers are just terrified that the law removed the competition
Hardly brain of britain is he if he didnt realise the stuff stank to high heaven. Never mind though im sure all the other dealers are just terrified that the law removed the competition
Posted by: kathy27, calne on 9:40pm Fri 16 May 08
Rosco.... dont know and dont really care, fed up giving tip off's that no one really takes any notice of !
Lets face it even if the police do catch him, what will he get.... a slap on the wrist, again, and told not to do it, again!
Rosco.... dont know and dont really care, fed up giving tip off's that no one really takes any notice of !
Lets face it even if the police do catch him, what will he get.... a slap on the wrist, again, and told not to do it, again!
Posted by: rosco, Chippenham on 5:19pm Mon 19 May 08
[quote][bold]kathy27[/bold] wrote:
Rosco.... dont know and dont really care, fed up giving tip off's that no one really takes any notice of !
Lets face it even if the police do catch him, what will he get.... a slap on the wrist, again, and told not to do it, again![/quote] With respect, if you don't bother to report it and everyone else takes the same attitude, how can you expect something to be done about it?
kathy27 wrote:
Rosco.... dont know and dont really care, fed up giving tip off's that no one really takes any notice of !
Lets face it even if the police do catch him, what will he get.... a slap on the wrist, again, and told not to do it, again!
With respect, if you don't bother to report it and everyone else takes the same attitude, how can you expect something to be done about it?
Posted by: rosco, Chippenham on 5:29pm Mon 19 May 08
[quote][bold]kathy27[/bold] wrote:
Rosco.... dont know and dont really care, fed up giving tip off's that no one really takes any notice of !
Lets face it even if the police do catch him, what will he get.... a slap on the wrist, again, and told not to do it, again![/quote] With respect, if you don't bother to report it and everyone else takes the same attitude, how can you expect something to be done about it?
kathy27 wrote:
Rosco.... dont know and dont really care, fed up giving tip off's that no one really takes any notice of !
Lets face it even if the police do catch him, what will he get.... a slap on the wrist, again, and told not to do it, again!
With respect, if you don't bother to report it and everyone else takes the same attitude, how can you expect something to be done about it?
Posted by: donteventhinkit, Corsham on 7:25pm Mon 19 May 08
hey he/she has got a point. But then again u cant sneeze in calne without the whole town knowing in seconds so its probably more trouble than its worth
hey he/she has got a point. But then again u cant sneeze in calne without the whole town knowing in seconds so its probably more trouble than its worth
Posted by: Joe, Calne on 11:37pm Fri 23 May 08
I say give the flat to someone who needs it and let him sort himself out somewhere to live
I say give the flat to someone who needs it and let him sort himself out somewhere to live
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