Shanklin drug dealer James Rose, who was caught transporting £200,000 worth of crack cocaine and heroin, has been jailed for 5 years today (Wednesday).
Following an intelligence-based piece of work by the Isle of Wight High Harm team, police officers in Portsmouth stopped a car near Gunwharf Quays at around 21:30 on 28th June this year.
27-year-old James Brian Rose, who was in the front passenger seat, immediately fled the vehicle. He was pursued through Gunwharf Quays by officers, who witnessed Rose throw a black rucksack into the water.
Attending officers arrested Rose and recovered the bag from the water. Inside, they found a number of large sealed packages, as well as Rose’s wallet which contained around £850 cash. Enquiries determined that the packages contained crack and heroin with an estimated street value of approximately £200,000.
Rose, of North Road in Shanklin, was subsequently charged with 2 counts of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply, and 1 count of concealing criminal property.
He appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court for sentencing today (31 August), having previously admitted the offences, and was jailed for 5 years.
T/DC Callum Younger, who investigated the case, said:
“This result follows some excellent proactive work by officers both on the Isle of Wight and on the mainland to intercept the supply of a significant quantity of drugs. Because of this, a huge amount of cocaine and heroin has been removed from the streets, and Rose is now behind bars.
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he’ll be out on tag in 6 months
That a shame. The old tattooist will be losing out. Never mind.
Awwww he looks like a nice chap
Be free for new year 2025 then. Ready to start again.
Another low life off the streets of the Isle of Wight, you will enjoy your time behind bars, and they will enjoy you also I hear they love fresh.
It will never be me one day, I dont intend to ruin peoples lives and make money out of it in the process.
Well is he a low life drug dealer or not? Did he not get caught with £200k worth of coke and heroin? Answer: YES.
Drugs ruin lives. Drugs are not wanted here, the scum who peddle drugs here, are not wanted.
Maybe he lacked a decent parent!!
GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE NO WORDS FOR SCUM LIKE THIS………
I’m no expert but surly rule number one of being a drug dealer is try not to look like a drug dealer????
Bet his main dealer ant happy…
Well these days. Looking at all those tattoos, is this picture the accused or the investigating officer???
Taught not to ‘profile’…..
Bacteria multiplying
So what happened to the car driver?
Scum of the earth
Tatts his lot for now.
Absolute Scum bag bringing that poison to the island
Drugs destroy life’s ,create crime, They should hang the low life
Only result is we know who he is now and seen his low life face
Only 5 years?? Scum bag. The tattoos give him away now the lowlife piece of shit!!!
Does the tattoo above his eyebrow say ‘retard’? If so, it’s quite an honest assessment of himself.
look at me mummy i turned out a great son…more scum why are they allowed to be out..