A QUANTITY OF Class A drugs is off the streets of Hackney and the man who had them – and was preparing to sell them – is facing the prospect of being kept off East London streets too.
Jordan Samuel-Welsh, 24, of Thrasher Close, E8, pleaded guilty to three charges when he appeared at Thames Magistrates Court earlier this month. They were: •three counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs; •possession of Class B drugs; •possession of criminal property.
Samuel-Welsh was apprehended in a Metropolitan Police action which took place as part of Operation Sceptre. It was 8pm on 10th November when officers saw something in a car park in Richardson Close, E8 which they took to be a drug deal between two men – one of whom was Samuel-Welsh. He was found to have in his possession a Nokia phone which had texts stored on it relating to drug deals. Police also found three rocks of crack cocaine nearby, which they believe had been discarded by the two men when their deal was interrupted.
Samuel-Welsh was arrested and then surprised officers by shouting out – apparently to some other men in the street whom he appeared to know. Police took this to be an attempt to alert fellow dealers to his arrest in the hope that they would be able to remove evidence from his home. However, police went to his home and found a large rock of uncut crack cocaine, a large bag of heroin, smaller rocks of crack, £470 in cash, scales and a flick knife. Samuel-Welsh was charged and remanded in custody. The other man seen in the car park was not arrested.
Detective Inspector Sean Lyons from the Central East Gangs Taskforce said, “The evidence compiled by the Central East Gangs Taskforce team was so strong Samuel-Welch had no choice but to plead guilty to dealing class A drugs to vulnerable people. We know that drugs are linked to violence, Samuel-Welsh is involved with gangs and he is clearly a dangerous individual.
“This stop proves how valuable stop and search is, leading us to identity those who cause real harm and stop them from causing further destruction. Operation Sceptre was a week-long of intensified co-ordinated efforts to tackle knife crime and wider violence and this work will not stop.”
The Metropolitan Police urge members of the public to repot any suspicions of drug dealing to them. You can contact Crimestoppers on 0800-555 111 and give information anonymously.
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