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HAYDEN BELL D/SUPERINTENDENT

HAYDEN BELL D/SUPERINTENDENT. C1 ORGANISED CRIME DRUG SQUAD. SEIZURES. Market Indicator Purity Street Prices Availability Trends Single v Multi Commodity Seizures. CANNABIS. LSD. HEROIN. ECSTASY. AMPHETAMINE. COCAINE. Crystal Meths. Crystal Meths Lab. Crack Cocaine. THE FUTURE.

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HAYDEN BELL D/SUPERINTENDENT

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  1. HAYDEN BELLD/SUPERINTENDENT C1 ORGANISED CRIME DRUG SQUAD

  2. SEIZURES • Market Indicator • Purity • Street Prices • Availability • Trends • Single v Multi Commodity Seizures

  3. CANNABIS

  4. LSD

  5. HEROIN

  6. ECSTASY

  7. AMPHETAMINE

  8. COCAINE

  9. Crystal Meths Crystal Meths Lab Crack Cocaine THE FUTURE

  10. Ecstasy Amphetamine Crystal MDMA Meth. Amphetamine Crystal

  11. METHAMPHETAMINE • A National problem and serious threat in waiting? • On 18th January 2007 the Home Office, acting on the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, reclassified Methamphetamine from Class B to a Class A drug

  12. Manufacture is ‘simple’;-it can be carried out in a domestic kitchen; it requires no sophisticated equipment; is highly dangerous through risk of explosion/fire and waste is environmentally toxic. The precursors (ephedrine, pseudo ephedrine, red phosphorus and iodine) are readily available along with instructions on their use. Sir Michael Rawlins, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: the ‘uncomfortable facts’:

  13. THE EFFECTS on USERS SHORT TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE: EUPHORIA INCREASED ENERGY AND ALERTNESS INCREASED SEX DRIVE LOSS OF APPETITE LONG TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE: INSOMNIA VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION PARANOIA PERMANENT PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

  14. Methmouth

  15. ‘CRANK BUGS’/BUGGING:

  16. United Kingdom Picture • Growing evidence that UK is under threat from steady spread of methamphetamine. • Several laboratories discovered throughout England and Wales in 2006/7. • FSS – Nationally small amounts have been seen to date.

  17. NI ALCOHOL & DRUG STRATEGY SUPPORTING PILLARS • Prevention & Early Intervention • Treatment & Support • Law & Criminal Justice • Harm Reduction • Monitoring Evaluation & Research

  18. NI Alcohol & Drug Strategy PBNI OCTF PSNI Our Community

  19. KEY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS Identify Local drug dealers & establish Where they obtain drugs to • Develop Further Level 1 & 2/3 targets

  20. THE LOGISTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN Level 3 - Importers Bring/Sources drugs in from abroad arrange sale & onward distribution Monitor Level 3 targets identified To establish how they source & Import drugs & whom else they Distribute to Monitor Level 2 targets identified Establish whom they obtain drugs from & who else they distribute to Level 2 – Wholesale/distributor Mostly buys from importer Sells to other Level 2 distributor Or Level 1 dealers Identify Local drug dealers & establish Where they obtain drugs to Develop Further Level 1 & 2/3 targets Level 1 – Street level supplier Supplies customers in local drugs market

  21. ROLE OF C1 DRUG SQUAD • Organised Crime • Level 2 & Level 3 • Local – National - International • Specialist Support – • To DCU & OCU Operations

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