#1
#1 out of 1
crime23h ago
Couple who ran 'drugs supermarket' from £330k suburban home are jailed
- A Dorset couple was jailed for a total of 10 years for operating a 'drugs supermarket' from their Wimborne home pantry.
- Police found around 1.5kg of cocaine, heroin, cannabis, ketamine, THC vapes and cash worth £20,000 during the raid.
- The operation was described as 'sophisticated' and run on a 'commercial scale' with deliveries sent to customers nationwide via the postal service.
- Marshall received three years and eight months; Putman received six-and-a-half years for the drug offenses.
- The couple, who have two young children, conducted deliveries from their home while keeping drugs in the kitchen pantry.
- Investigators found a wide range of drugs and a large amount of cash during the August raid.
- DS Stuart Cumine of SWROCU commented on disrupting the drug supply network from the Wimborne address.
- Prosecutors labeled the operation as a 'sophisticated' and 'commercial' drug distribution scheme.
- Police described the case as a disruption to a wider drug distribution network operating from a family home.
- The case attracted 23 public comments on the Daily Mail article, reflecting community concern about drug issues in local areas.
Vote 0