CANNABIS USE/CHANDOS ROAD E15

CANNABIS USE/CHANDOS ROAD E15

Here’s a quick update on drugs dealing crime in your area, please be reassured that we’re taking this seriously and are here to help.

Maryland SNT Officers are some how still coming across people who believe that smoking cannabis cigarettes on the streets is not illegal! Some people are aware that this drug is a class B Drug but for some reason still believe they have as much rights to smoke cannabis as to smoke cigarettes!
Please be aware if seen smoking cannabis on the streets firstly, if under legal age to smoke there is a possibility will be arrested and parents brought into matter.
Secondly, an over 18 adult with cannabis is likely to receive a community resolution (COMM RES) which may led to arrest if found with cannabis cigarette on anther occasion.
Please understand this is a drug and is illegal substance to smoke in the United Kingdom.

The gentleman in the image is seen with a cannabis cigarette approx 4inches long in his hand which when alight gave a strong smell to Officers that cannabis was present.

Drug dealing is often linked with violent crime and the exploitation of vulnerable people, and discarded drug equipment can be a health risk and counts as antisocial behaviour.  

We’ve put hundreds more officers on the frontlines of community crime-fighting teams, upping visible patrols in the right ‘hot spots’ so we can deter and catch criminals.

We are committed to tackling drug dealing wherever we find it. It forms a key part of our recently published ASB Action Plan. We will keep you updated on our efforts to do this in your area, but if you have any concerns or evidence, it is important you report this as soon as possible.  

If you have experienced drug dealing in your area, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk or call the non-emergency number 101. 

Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org