A late-night crash in Sandown has led Police to uncover a suspected drugs ring, with 10 men – all from Coventry – detained as part of an investigation into suspected Class A drug supply offences.
The significant drugs probe unfolded after officers were called to a collision involving 2 vehicles on The Broadway just after 23:45 on Saturday (29th August), as previously reported by Island Echo.
The driver of one of the vehicles, thought to be a black Audi, was arrested at the scene for drink driving. 25-year-old Jagroop Singh, of Selworthy Road in Coventry, has since been charged and bailed for being over the limit.
However, that was just the tip of the iceberg for responding officers, who went on to make a bigger discovery whilst searching the vehicles involved.
Several further arrests were subsequently made in relation to suspected drug supply offences.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that a pair of 22-year-old men, a pair of 24-year-old men and a 25-year-old man, all from Coventry, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. The 25-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled Class A drug.
Another 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, both from Coventry, were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply a Class A controlled drug.
The investigation continued on Sunday when officers carried out a proactive stop on St John’s Road in Newport in connection with the Sandown incident.
A 19-year-old man, a 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old man – again all from Coventry – were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A controlled drug. The 23-year-old was additionally arrested on suspicion of driving without insurance.
All 10 men arrested in connection with suspected drugs offences have been bailed with conditions until 30th November while enquiries continue.
Tell you what guys – stay in Coventry from now on, because you aren’t welcome here.
Well done Isle of Wight Police – we don’t want criminals coming here and dealing drugs on the Isle of Wight. I bet they thought the Island was a soft touch – WRONG !!!!!!!
Lets hope Coventry Police keep a close eye on them while on bail !!!!
GREAT RESULT. Well done again Island Cops.
Unfortunately, it probably means they already had a ‘market’ here, and a supply chain already in place. Excellent catch though.
yep they were delivering it’s almost 100%certain cheaper to “import”to The Island and not to low level dealers either take a look at some flourishing eatery’s on The Island many are happily washing money they them,shutting up shop before getting caught and moving on.
There certainly seems to be a lot of new high street businesses which do not seem to have enough customers to fund the lavish shop fittings, shopfronts and stock. Makes you think ?
send ’em to Coventry!
Just think if one of the idiots hadn’t been on the pop, they wouldn’t have been caught.
And the joys of immigrants. Atleast they were caught but they got the drugs from somewhere ….
The joys of diversity playing out on the peaceful streets of Sandown.
Obsessed.
How do you know that these people are immigrants?
I’d wager that you don’t know anything of the sort and have made assumptions based on ethnicity.
Racism. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Are you proud of being racist?
Are you proud of being a brainwashed tosser? Assuming and calling someone a racist is so unacceptable, and you being so woke. Tut tut.
You must of based that on the slender facts that because Richard can write a coherent sentence and has a very good point, that he is white and far right. He is not, he is from Ghana and an open heart specialist surgeon.
don’t be so proud throwing words like that about labelling people as racist when u know little to nothing yourself about where the drugs came from it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest it was actually smuggled in highly doubt that a drug of that class was manufactured on the island
Well caught.
Well done, chaps.
It just goes to show how much demand there is on the Island for drugs and how much money is to be made, bearing in mind they have to budget for the cost of the ferry into their calculations. Or were they importing the drugs through the Island. Perhaps Border Farce should be checking a few more incoming boats?
It’s the same everywhere.
It’s about time Police put drug dogs at the ferry ports. Surely that wouldn’t cost a fortune, but the results would be rewarding. Scum like these have clearly been transporting drugs over here for a number of years now. There are plenty of them here, all full of attitude peddling there wears. Scum of the earth.
How many police dogs are on duty at any one time do you think?? Not enough for that, I can tell you. You’d be lucky if there is even one dog on at a time on the IOW, there are only two or three handlers here.
There you go it’s them again this time looks like Sikhs Indians hundreds now coming over Compton riddled with them some good some not..we are being invaded our way of life is being eroded..Of course none will see jail time just a little fine and on your way.
99% of which are tourists
Well done Mr Police we don’t want that stuff on our streets anymore. Cuff em and “send em to Coventry”
Shame camphill closed and others like it so their will be no punishment as prisons ”apparently” too full. To many single or twin cells stick 4 in each..
Just think, a fixed link would stop the ever increasing things like this from happening on this crime free isle.
How you work that out then?
Well all the positive suggestions below will certainly compensate the 2 cars that have been written off and caused such distress and hours of form filling in Eh! The police have been excellent with their approach and procedures long may it continue to try and clean up the drug supply to the Island that ruins lives
As if we haven’t got enough scum of our own
F/A to do with racism. It’s about a load of shit over here drug peddling.