(2m)The Sun(shitty UK paper) SITTING on a low shelf in a Gloucestershire shop, a seemingly innocent box of crisps hid a sinister stash. Buried under the packets of Space Raiders were bags of cannabis - which could easily have been grabbed by children in search of a tasty snack. Thankfully, on this occasion, it was cops who found the bags, hidden by drug dealers in Tredworth, Gloucestershire - after a tip off from disgruntled locals. The shocking discovery lifted the lid on the sinister criminal networks that have blighted the area, which has one of the highest crime rates in Gloucestershire. According to the police, a staggering 131 violent and sexual offences were reported in October alone. A further 35 anti-social behaviour offences, 20 criminal damage and arson offences and 19 public order offences were also recorded for the month. The shop, in Barton Street, was among several that were raided by police as part of a planned operation, in March, and given closure orders. Officers seized £3,500 of Class A drugs, £2,500 of Class B drugs and £30,000 of illegal tobacco and made two arrests. Insp Marcus Forbes-George, who led the operation, said: “The stock and the set-up within the stores would indicate it is a front for drug dealing activity,” he said. He added: “There's no place for drug dealing in Gloucestershire and we'll continue to target any known drug dealer.” A few months later, in September, three crooks who had been flooding the area with hundreds of thousands of pounds of cocaine were jailed for a total of almost 20 years. Ringleader Mizanur Rahman, 31, was jailed for 11 years and two months at Gloucester Crown Court. His accomplices, Harvey Crofts, 20, and Patrick Nikiel, 20, were sentenced to five years and two years respectively for their part in the conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. The court was told it was estimated that in excess of 2.5 kilos of class A drugs had been supplied. Judge Ian Lawrie KC described Rahman as the “puppet master” who took advantage of the naivety and youth of his co-defendants, who were novices to crime. The same month, a 16-year-old boy was left with head injuries after he was attacked in Tredworth. Four people were arrested over the assault in Sybil Road in the early hours after “a fracas” broke out on the street involving numerous people. comments: Dah Fu....!
They're mad about illegal tobacco here because we don't pay any tax on it. It's $50 for 100 grams of black market tobacco and GVT taxed tobacco costs $270 for 100 grams.