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8:28am Thursday 21st August 2008
THESE are the dramatic moments when officers stormed a Hampshire home to discover a horde of drugs, cash and stolen jewellery.
Special police smashed down the front door, searched the building where they uncovered three kilos of cannabis, amphetamine and even a Taser stun gun.
The raid, at Paignton Road in Southampton, led to the arrest of two people at the address and now one of them is starting a three-and-a-half year jail term.
Allan Boggins was jailed after a judge heard him admit offences including the supply of drugs, possessing drugs with intent to supply, unlawfully possessing the stun gun and acquiring criminal property.
Police chiefs say the sentencewill act as stark reminder that drug crime and handling stolen goods will not be tolerated.
Det Insp Simon Baker, from Southampton's Burglary Investigation Team, said: "We have been successful in not only putting behind bars a drug dealer but also in shutting down another avenue of stolen property.
"This resulted from a warrant executed by the Burglary Investigation Team, as part of ongoing inquiries into the handling of stolen goods.
"We would appeal to members of the public to come forward if they know of people who are engaging in this kind of activity.
"They need to contact police or Crimestoppers and we will take this kind of swift action."
Southampton Crown Court heard this week how drugs found at Boggins' house would have yielded a profit of almost £6,000. Police found about £10,300 in cash in the handbag of his girlfriend Carol Fredricks. They also found small amounts of cannabis, amphetamines and about £2,000 in cash.
Fredricks, 41, of Honiton Close, Southampton admitted a range of similar offences but the judge accepted she had played a lesser role and jailed her for a year.
hulla, baloo says...
9:40am Thu 21 Aug 08
Fred wrote:Unfortunately the war will never be won, it just moves around.
Glad to see we are winning the war on drugs.
Fred, says...
9:46am Thu 21 Aug 08
hulla wrote:Sorry I forgot to add the sarcasm tag.
Fred wrote: Glad to see we are winning the war on drugs.Unfortunately the war will never be won, it just moves around.
ossiesaint, at the bar says...
10:07am Thu 21 Aug 08
southy, redbridge says...
10:52am Thu 21 Aug 08
Fred wrote:if you want to win a war of this kind the only way in doing it is to leagalize it.
Glad to see we are winning the war on drugs.
Dr Alimantado, says...
11:15am Thu 21 Aug 08
southy wrote:That won't work either. The tax will make the legalised drugs expensive so people will still use the black market.
Fred wrote: Glad to see we are winning the war on drugs.if you want to win a war of this kind the only way in doing it is to leagalize it.
Big Boy, Hythe says...
11:28am Thu 21 Aug 08
alfred roberts, southampton says...
11:28am Thu 21 Aug 08
southy, redbridge says...
11:37am Thu 21 Aug 08
Dr Alimantado wrote:it works in holland,and there are other countrys that are testing it out now like austria.
southy wrote:That won\'t work either. The tax will make the legalised drugs expensive so people will still use the black market.
Fred wrote: Glad to see we are winning the war on drugs.if you want to win a war of this kind the only way in doing it is to leagalize it.
It is a war that can never be won. Just got to live with it and try to educate young people about the pros and cons in a mature way so that informed choices can be made.
Saying \'Don\'t do it\' doesn\'t work.
Denzil, Chilworth says...
11:42am Thu 21 Aug 08
Dr Alimantado, says...
12:00pm Thu 21 Aug 08
southy wrote:I here what you are saying but Holland is a completely different country...their whole mentality is different to ours. Besides, there is a healthy black market for drugs in Amsterdam despite the legality. Legalising weed doesn't solve the problem of ecstacy, cocaine, heroin, speed etc. If all of the drugs were legalised, my original point would still stand that people will get it cheaper and easier from their dealer. Do you think all these dealers making a living off drugs will just say 'ok, nice while it lasted'?
Dr Alimantado wrote:it works in holland,and there are other countrys that are testing it out now like austria. and trying to quote:-try to educate young people about the pros and cons in a mature way so that informed choices can be made.dont work to just look at drink abuse in the youngsouthy wrote:That won\'t work either. The tax will make the legalised drugs expensive so people will still use the black market. It is a war that can never be won. Just got to live with it and try to educate young people about the pros and cons in a mature way so that informed choices can be made. Saying \'Don\'t do it\' doesn\'t work.Fred wrote: Glad to see we are winning the war on drugs.if you want to win a war of this kind the only way in doing it is to leagalize it.
gorf, soton says...
12:20pm Thu 21 Aug 08
southy, redbridge says...
12:33pm Thu 21 Aug 08
Dr Alimantado, says...
12:50pm Thu 21 Aug 08
southy wrote:with respect, I think you are wrong. People addicted to class A's such as Heroin, Cocaine etc will not change their habits just because something like cannibis is legal. They want/need the high they are accustomed to. You may find a few of the low key dealers who sort out a bit of this and that for their mates disappear but they are not really the ones that are the problem. The people at the top of the chain will have business as usual.
contray to belief alcohol is a problem in spain and france,its a problem in every country in the world,and there is a very healthy market in bootleg licquer in this country.it is posable to buy a gall of bootleg whiskey in this country for a tenner, when the world cup was in holland and belguim it was only belguim that had problems with crowds. i agree you will not total get rid of black market but it will reduce it a hell of a lot in numbers where most will do it legal.and it will reduce the number of people that take the other drugs,because it be easy to obtain legal drugs and less worry by not getting stop.
southy, redbridge says...
1:22pm Thu 21 Aug 08
southy, redbridge says...
1:23pm Thu 21 Aug 08
Kneedtoknow, Tatchbury Mount says...
6:19pm Thu 21 Aug 08
wild bill, millbrook hous est says...
11:08pm Thu 21 Aug 08
Kneedtoknow wrote:maybe the guy was asleep and they are trying to wake him up
Why is the man in the photograph knocking at the door with a car footpump?
got to laugh, hants says...
1:13am Fri 22 Aug 08
Kneedtoknow wrote:the object in the plain clothed officers hand is a POLICE FRONT DOOR KEY ,it can get into almost any property.
Why is the man in the photograph knocking at the door with a car footpump?
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Fred, says...
8:49am Thu 21 Aug 08