Fiddler On The Roof: Dealer Caught Fleeing Drug Cops

A south London drug dealer was caught on a roof trying to escape police after a mobile phone number linked him to a supply network.

Jerome Simpson, 27, received four years imprisonment for supplying crack cocaine and heroin.

At Inner London Crown Court he pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and two counts of possession, with intent to supply, class A drugs.

Simpson was targeted by police after a mobile phone linked to drug dealing was seized during a stop in August 2019. 

Simpson was identified as the dealer running the drugs line.

Checks on the seized phone identified that bulk messages were sent from the phone followed by little or no activity. 

These messages were coded advertisements to purchase class A drugs.

On November 7 officers attended an address in Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell to arrest Simpson. 

He was found attempting to evade officers by climbing onto the roof, but was apprehended.

He was searched and found to be in possession of class A drugs estimated to be worth thousands of pounds.

Another address linked to Simpson was searched and £2,000 cash was also located.

Detective Constable Raymond Sekalongo, of the Central South Command Unit, said:“Simpson was a prolific drug dealer operating in the Lambeth area and his conviction demonstrates our commitment to taking criminals off our streets.

“Drugs dealing and its associated criminality blights communities, and I would urge anyone who has information about such activity to contact police.”