Monday 1 March 2010

Heroin Dealers Caught By Gang-Buster Cops

A heroin dealer targeted by undercover cops, who watched him distributing the deadly drug, is beginning 9-year jail term following a top-secret operation by the Metropolitan Police’s Organised Crime Command.

Also trapped in the police net was another dealer seen involved in a heroin handover, now starting a six- year term.

Israar Shah, 25, of Melville Road, Rainham, Essex, was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for possessing 2 kilos of heroin, with intent to supply, in Wood Lane, Dagenham, on April 2, 2008 and 600 gms of the drug in Upminster Road South, Rainham, on July 10.

Janwais Khan, 24, of Poulett Road, East Ham, East London, who was involved in the second deal, received six years for possessing 600 gms of heroin, with intent to supply.

The Met’s Central Task Force – an arm of the Organised Crime Command – watched as Shah (pic. top) handed a package to an accomplice in a pub, who then gave it to a mini-cab passenger as the defendant acted as look-out.

The car was later stopped and police found eight A4-sized wraps – covered in Shah’s fingerprints - containing high-grade heroin.

Eight days later Shah was watched just before midnight giving Khan (pic. bottom) a carrier bag containing more high-quality heroin and both men were arrested.

Detective Inspector Colin Stephenson said: "We at the Central Task Force hope this will send out a strong message to people supplying heroin and other drugs in London that they will be caught and convicted.

"This follows on from a highly successful year for the unit.

“During this time officers have seized in excess of two hundred kilos of class A drugs, as well as reclaiming money and assets worth more than £1,000,000.

“We will always continue our investigations to seize all profits gained from this illegal and damaging trade."

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