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Couple who ran 'drugs supermarket' from £330k suburban home are jailed
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crime20h 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.
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Rare Pokemon cards found in an attic after 20 years will pay for man's wedding
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shopping18h ago

Rare Pokemon cards found in an attic after 20 years will pay for man's wedding

  • A teaching assistant in Wimborne, Dorset, found three rare Charizard Pokemon cards in his attic after 20 years.
  • The trio sold for a combined £32,800 at Ewbank’s Auctions, well above initial expectations.
  • One mint-condition Charizard Holo card alone fetched £17,000 at the auction.
  • Another near-mint copy was sold for £13,000, exceeding expectations.
  • A third card, a Reverse-Holo, sold for £2,800.
  • The buyer's price surge added financial support for Braund's August wedding.
  • The cards were not stored in a binder, which surprised the seller.
  • Ewbank’s Auctions described the sale as a record for a single Pokemon card at their house.
  • The seller plans to use proceeds to fund his wedding with fiancée Rachel Moseley.
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