Brothers Dim: UK Border Force Intercept Cannabis Addressed To Dealers' Home

Eden Miller

Two drug-dealing brothers were caught after police intercepted 15.9 kilos of cannabis addressed to their west London home.

When officers then raided the property they seized another 16.1 kilos of cannabis and found a quantity of high-value goods.

The investigation was launched after UK Border Force seized the drugs on November 20, last year.

Eden Joshua Miller, 25, received four years imprisonment.

Saul Miller, 22, received sixteen months imprisonment, suspended for eighteen months.

Their home in Princess Gardens, Acton was raided by officers from the West Area Violence Suppression Unit (VSU).

A search of their property revealed numerous boxes, wrapped in similar packaging to the intercepted parcel. 

Jobless Eden, was in possession numerous high value goods, which were seized by the officers, who suspected they had been purchased with the profits of drug-dealing.

Saul Miller

Eden Miller was convicted of possession of cannabis, with intent to supply; importing a class B drug and possession of criminal property.

Saul Miller was convicted of possession of cannabis, with intent to supply, cannabis and being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a Class B drug. 

He must also forfeit over £1,000 and complete 300 hours of unpaid community service work.

PC Shaw-Hill of the West Area VSU said: “The Miller brothers wrongfully believed that they had a fool proof plan to supply west London with vast amounts of cannabis.

“Swift action from both the West Area Violence Suppression Unit and the UK Border Agency has prevented this and resulted in the seizure of over 32 Kilos of cannabis. 

“The supply of controlled drugs drives violence and destroys lives, the results of this operation are testament to the Metropolitan Police’s persistence in targeting and stopping organised drug supply throughout the region.”

"I Killed The Bitch. What More Do You Want To Know?"

An OAP has been convicted of murdering his younger Hungarian wife during an alcohol-fueled rage.

Former bus driver Keith Bettison, 73, throttled 48 year-old Ildiko in the bedroom of their home in Ranyard Close, Chessington, south-west London on October 31, last year.

Neighbours would often hear arguing inside the suburban home and Ildiko told others her husband was physically abusive.

Yesterday an Old Bailey jury unanimously convicted Bettison and he was remanded in custody until his sentencing next month.

Bettison called police at 1.18am claiming to have killed his wife.

When officers arrived at the address he said: “I killed the bitch. What more do you want to know?”

Ildiko was pronounced dead at the scene. She had visible head injuries and a post mortem revealed she had been strangled.

On the night of the murder the couple had been drinking heavily and had been heard by neighbours to be arguing loudly inside their home.

A friend of Ildiko told the trial how the couple’s relationship had deteriorated after Bettison resigned from his job, becoming unemployed in June, 2020.

Arguments and alcohol abuse escalated in the months leading up to the murder.

Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Tunstall, of the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Command, said: “This was a needless act of extreme violence fuelled by uncontrolled anger and alcohol.

“No amount of remorse on the part of Keith Bettison will bring Ildiko back to her family. 

“Due to his actions their extended family has lost them both and our thoughts are with them today.”

OAP's Pub Revenge After Drinks Snub

An OAP was so upset about a fellow pub-drinker failing to pay for a round he stabbed the man in the face with a pen - leaving it’s spring embedded in the victim’s jaw, a court heard.

Retired John Beaufort Sadler, 73, yesterday received a suspended prison sentence and a one-year ban from his local.

He pleaded guilty to wounding David Lyon, inflicting grievous bodily harm, at The Crown, High Street, Sutton on December 1, 2019.

Prosecutor Nicola Grindey told Croydon Magistrates Court Sadler, of Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton joined the victim for a chat in the pub.

“The victim offered to buy Mr Sadler a drink and went to the bar to order them and realised he had no money on him.

“He left the drinks on the bar and refused to pay for the round and Mr Sadler paid.

“Later, as Mr Sadler went to leave he pulled an item out of his coat pocket, a pen, and punched the victim in the face twice as the victim tried to kick him back.

“Mr Lyon was taken to hospital and an x-ray showed the spring from the pen lodged in his jaw and needed an operation to remove it, leaving stitches in his face.

“The victim now has two visible scars to his cheek, which caused him pain and discomfort following the operation when eating and trying to sleep for a few weeks.

“Mr Lyon says he is afraid to return to the public house due to perceived repercussions.

“The pen was used by the defendant as a weapon and he has convictions, but they are over thirty years old.”

Sadler’s lawyer Bruce Reid told the court: “If he was a younger man I wouldn’t ask for it to be dealt with in this court.

“For someone able bodied there is no reason they should not serve a period of custody, but you have someone at the age of seventy-three, out of trouble for thirty-five years.

“If he received a custodial sentence it would be far in excess of what would be merited.

“He had a heart attack a few years ago and a bowel operation.

“Too much alcohol had been consumed by both parties, certainly my client, but it is not an issue for him.

“He is at a loss to describe why he did this and he could not have predicted the damage it would have done to the victim.

“It must have been traumatic to have a spring dug out of his face.

“This is a gentleman who would suffer considerably if he was remanded to custody.

“For someone in his state of health and advanced years, not getting the full care of the NHS in custody it would be a severe sentence indeed.”

District Judge Hina Rai told Sadler: “You pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to this serious matter that is out of character, although you have convictions thirty years ago.

“It is a real shame to see you in this court at the age of seventy-three and this victim was left with injuries that will be lifelong for him.”

Sadler was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for eighteen months and must complete twenty days of rehabilitation.

He must pay Mr Lyon £500 compensation, plus £85 costs and a £95 victim surcharge.

The court also imposed a twelve-month exclusion order, banning him from The Crown pub.

Female Commuters Kicked At Crystal Palace Station

Transport cops are hunting a commuter, who kicked two separate fellow-female passengers when entering Crystal Palace station.

British Transport Police (BTP) have released this CCTV image of their suspect.

The assaults occurred on November 4 and 9.

A woman entered the station and kicked two separate female passengers at the station’s ticket barriers before boarding a train from Platform One.

Officers believe the woman in the CCTV images may have information which could help their investigation.

If you recognise her, or have any information, please contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 176 of 04/11/21.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Jail For Domestic Abuser

An abusive partner, caught after neighbours were alerted to his victim's early hours screams, has been jailed.

Police responded to reports of loud banging and woman in distress at the Richmond address in south-west London.

Christopher Malone, 44, is starting a sentence of three-and-a-half years imprisonment.

At Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court he was convicted of threats to kill and assault, causing actual bodily harm.

On the of May 2 police were called to Malone's address in the early hours of the morning to reports of screaming and banging at the location. 

On arrival, police were approached by the victim, who revealed Malone had pointed two kitchen knives at her, pulled her by her hair and strangled her. 

Malone was arrested and taken to police custody.

He received two-and-a-half years for the charge of threats to kill, plus one year to be served consecutively for the assault.

Detective Constable Charlie Jones said: “This was an excellent result, and I hope it can reassure the public that we will tenaciously investigate violence against women and girls at the hands of dangerous and predatory offenders.”

Cannabis Grower Jailed After Police Raid

A drug dealer, who converted a residential home into a large-scale cannabis factory, has been locked-up.

Adil Reguibi, 42, converted two bedrooms into cultivation rooms at the property in Harrison Close, Northwood, west London.

At Isleworth Crown Court he was sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment after pleading guilty to production of cannabis and possession of cannabis, with intent to supply.

On Monday. March 15 officers from West Areas violence suppression unit executed a drugs search warrant at the address.

On gaining entry, it immediately became clear the address was being used to cultivate a large amount of cannabis. 

The two bedrooms had been converted to grow cannabis with approximately 100 plants being recovered along with, packaging materials and a large quantity of cash. 

The whole address was being used as a cannabis production factory.

Reguibi was found lying on a sofa inside the address and was detained and arrested by officers.

He was taken to a west London police station, where he was later interviewed, answering no comment to all questions put to him.

Prison Pit-Stop For Moped Drug Dealer

The wheels have come off a mobile drug dealer's illegal trade after police caught him selling heroin from his moped.

Andre Campbell, 28, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

As well as having 60 wraps of heroin for sale he was also armed with two knives while riding while banned around the suburbs of west London.

He pleaded guilty to possessing the Class A drug, with intent to supply; possession of an offensive weapon; driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

Isleworth Crown Court heard officers from the Ealing Tasking Team on Thursday, August 12 were conducting mobile patrols around the Greenford area.

Their attention was drawn to Campbell, who was seen dealing drugs on a moped. 

Officers managed to detain him as he made an attempt to get back on his Moped.

PC Exworthy, of Ealing Neighbourhood Tasking Team, said: “This was good old school proactive policing. 

“We were amongst the community in response to complaints about drug dealing, which ultimately led to us coming across Campbell. 

“In light of the current issue we have of knife crime we managed to get a knife carrier behind bars. 

“A thorough and comprehensive investigation let to Campbell being charged and remanded and no longer impacting in our community”.

Trio Hunted For DLR Beating Of Youth

A male youth was repeatedly punched and kicked by three men while travelling on the Docklands Light Railway.

The boy suffered cuts and bruises to his head.

The attack was prompted by the unknown trio questioning him about his mobile phone.

British Transport Police (BTP) have released these CCTV images of their suspects and are requesting the assistance of members of the public to successfully identify them.

The assault occurred at approximately 3.35pm on Monday, October 4 at Langdon Park DLR in Poplar, east London.

The young victim was approached by three males, who began speaking to him about his phone.

The youth put his phone in his pocket out of sight and an altercation broke out.

The men punched and kicked him to the floor. 

Officers believe the men in the CCTV images may have information which could help their investigation.

If you recognise them, or have any information, please contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 2100079374.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Bouncer Glassed By Pub Customer

Glass: Joseph Judsun

A Sunderland man smashed a glass into the face of a pub bouncer in London’s West End when being ejected for trespassing in a private area and picking up a fire extinguisher, a court heard today.

Joseph Judsun, 27, of Blanchland Drive, Fulwell was seen climbing over a half-door and ascending a private staircase at The Montague Pyke pub in Charing Cross Road at 11.15pm on November 10, 2018.

Prosecutor Mr Wayne Cranston-Morris told the Southwark Crown Court jury bouncer Muhammed Haroon challenged Judsun and brought him back down the stairs, where he was attacked.

“He saw the defendant in possession of a fire extinguisher and a glass in his left hand and told him he was being escorted downstairs and would be ejected.

“As they reached the bottom of the stairs the defendant swung a blow with his left hand, while holding the glass, to the right side of Mr Haroon’s face.

“There was no cause or provocation for the attack.”

The victim was treated in hospital and received sutures to four wounds and discovered six months later a fragment of glass was still embedded in his face, causing “oozing” to the injury.

Judsun has pleaded not guilty to one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent. He has already pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of simply wounding Mr Haroon.

“Other security staff joined and took the defendant to the ground, where he resisted attempts to restrain him,” explained the prosecutor.

“When the police arrived he was very abusive and verbally aggressive and one officer asked him to put his foot down, which was raised.”

The jury was told an apparent threat by Judson towards police was recorded on their body cam.

“He was recorded saying: ‘If I was going to do it you wouldn’t have known about it. I would have been too quick.’

“He was taken outside by the police officers and was heard to say: ‘I’m going to kick off.’

“He denied hurting anyone and was put in a police van, where he continued shouting and swearing at the officers and kicked the van,” added Mr Cranston-Morris.

“At the station his behaviour continued and he threatened to ‘blow up’ the police.

“Mr Haroon was bleeding heavily and was taken to hospital for treatment to four wounds to the right side of his face, near his eye.

“When later questioned by the police the defendant said he was sorry and his behaviour was out of character.

“The Crown’s case is this defendant deliberately struck Mr Haroon with force and the glass was used as a weapon.

“The blow was aimed at the face of Mr Haroon and was quick and forceful, catching him unaware and defenceless.

“The defendant is a man that was violent and aggressive and spoiling for trouble that evening from the moment he was told to leave the private area and that he would be ejected from the public house.”

The trial continues and is expected to last three days.

Bloody Bedtime Bin Battle

Bin: Lee Momtahan

An Oxford businesswoman’s head was cut open by her fellow-graduate husband, when he repeatedly struck her with a disintegrating plastic bin during a bloody domestic row, a court heard today.

Mother-of-two Sarah Boada-Momtahan, 43, told the jury her computer scientist husband Lee Momtahan, 47, continued striking her as hard as he could as the bin was smashed into pieces.

“He put me in a headlock with his arm around my neck. This was after I had been thrown into the wall of my daughter’s bedroom,” said Sarah, the owner of ‘Sanders of Oxford’, a landmark antique print and map shop.

“I was thrown into the wall with such force it caused my jaw to slam shut and my teeth to fractures,” she told Inner London Crown Court.

Momtahan’s father and his wife were visiting the £850,000 family home in Tulsemere Road, West Dulwich on October 26, 2019 and they had all enjoyed a family meal at a local Chinese restaurant.

Afterwards, the guests heard the commotion upstairs and witnessed Oxford University graduate Momtahan using carpet cleaner to remove the blood.

Ironically Fine Arts graduate Sarah had intimate knowledge of the bin, telling the trial she academically studied that particular design over twenty years ago.

The row erupted at approximately 8.00pm during a dispute over getting their son and daughter to bed.

“He grabbed the bin and hit me over the head with it as hard as he could,’ she continued. “I just froze and he just kept hitting me.

“He was swinging the bin around and hitting my head repeatedly and the bin broke while he was hitting me with it. He kept hitting me with the broken bin.

“I felt the bin slice open the back of my head,” added Sarah, who left a trail of blood to the bathroom, where a towel was wrapped around her head.

She was taken to King’s College Hospital, where the wound was glued shut.

Momtahan’s lawyer Matthew Radstone asked Sarah: “You were the aggressor weren’t you? He says you punched him hard to the back of the head.”

She denied the claims, admitting she did not think she was still in love with her husband at the time and was investigating the possibility of divorce.

“You were blocking him from leaving weren’t you?” asked the lawyer. “There was never any chokehold or throwing you against the wall, was there?

“All he could do was strike you with the bin to get you off of him,” asked Mr. Radstone. “That’s not what happened,” replied Sarah.

Momtahan told the jury: “I felt a blow to the back of my head and thought she was punching me. She grabbed my left arm and started pulling.

“I instinctively resisted. I was totally freaked out, panicked and scared,”said the former IBM employee, who now heads a quantitative analysis department.

“I first saw the lampshade, but that was too heavy and I then saw the plastic bin, which was relatively lightweight and not that dangerous and managed to reach it.

“I picked it up and and just hit her to try and get her off me. I was not trying to harm her, just get her off me because my arm was being injured.

“I didn’t hit her very hard. The bin cracked and shattered into pieces and there was nothing left.

“I then saw blood and realised I was hitting her with a sharp object and I’m very sorry about that,” added an obviously emotional Momtahan.

“I then tried to clean up the mess.” 

Manchester-born Momtahan, of Balham Grove, Balham, who graduated with a degree in Maths and Computer Science, has pleaded not guilty to one count of causing actual bodily harm.

Trial continues…………….