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DRUG DEALERS AND USERS DO THEIR BUSINESS ON THE ROADSIDE ... DAY AND NIGHT
High Street, Hanging Heaton, where one resident said: “Dealers’ cars are like ice cream vans – word seems to get out and they all come running” RESIDENTS have condemned drug dealers operating outside their homes in Hanging Heaton at all hours. Problems dating back several months came to a head recently, with couriers allegedly making daytime drug deliveries. The issue centres on High Street and has steadily moved up past the working men’s club, with deals now taking place in the street. In one incident it was claimed that a householder challenged a man at around 4pm on a Sunday last month. The suspect was seen taking a small package through the window of a black car which pulled up for a few seconds and then drove off. Last Monday, a silver VW, possibly
a Golf, was spotted on High Street at around 9.10pm by a witness arriving home from work. The man, who did not want to be named, said: “I heard an ‘oi’ and then saw two young men come across the road. “They had their hands on the bonnet as they talked to the driver and, while I didn’t see an exchange, I wondered if it could be a drug deal.”
He added the cars operate “like ice cream vans – word seems to get out and they all come running.” The man said there is at least one such incident a day, typically from 4pm to 10pm. No needles or other equipment have been seen – suggesting any drugs could be used or sold on elsewhere. The man said: “While ever there’s
money in it, I don’t think you’ll stop it, but surely you can only flaunt something like this so much. “It’s so blatant they’re taking the Michael. Are they doing it because they think they can get away with it?” He added of the different vehicles seen: “We don’t want some sort of turf war like the one in Batley Carr. “The school is only round the cor-
“We don’t want some sort of turf war like the one in Batley Carr. The school is round the corner. It could only be a matter of time before a child gets caught up in it.”
ner. It could only be a matter of time before a child gets caught up in it.” The Press understands drug dealing was an issue in nearby Shaw Cross about two years ago. Police efforts saw the problem disappear, only for it to return around the corner earlier this year. It began by a wall opposite the petrol filling station at the corner of Leeds Road and has since steadily moved up High Street. The source said problems persist, despite the number plates of suspicious cars being reported to police. Community activist Mark Eastwood said: “The police need to increase their visibility in the area,
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