Essex Police in the UK released body camera footage on Monday showing officers subduing a suspected drug dealer who was later sentenced to 35 months in prison.
A statement from Essex Police said police found Thomas Salton, a 30-year-old suspect later convicted of drug trafficking, who appeared “nervous and agitated” during a traffic stop. was arrested read To some extent. (Related: Methodology: Pastor arrested for offering drugs to watch couple have gay sex, police say)
“This is the moment officers caught a drug dealer in the middle of a scheme to supply users with nitrous oxide and ketamine. [Essex].He was sentenced to 35 months in prison – a landmark sentence as #Essex “Officers made effective use of the new laws,” Essex Police tweeted alongside a video of the arrest.
This is the moment officers caught a drug dealer in the middle of a scheme to supply users with nitrous oxide and ketamine. #Essex.
He was sentenced to 35 months in prison, a landmark sentence. #Essex Officials will make effective use of the new law.
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— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) February 19, 2024
The video, dated December 1, 2023, begins with a police officer and Salton in the frame. Another officer with a body camera then asks Salton if there is anything illegal in the car.
“It's a Christmas present, that's all,” Salton said.
The clip then cuts to the officer telling Salton that “honesty is the best policy” and repeating his questions.
“It's just a present. It's a Christmas present,” Salton repeats.
The officer then requests and receives the keys to Salton's car. While searching through a box inside the car, the officer found a bag containing a white powder. He then arrests Salton and puts him in his patrol car.
Further searches revealed “party bags containing items such as Christmas crackers and sweets,” as well as “grip-sealed bags of ketamine and nitrous oxide with balloons,” according to a police press release. A container was discovered.
“Officers also seized cash, which was found to be in excess of £38,000,” the statement continued. “Among the items found was a 'naughty and nice' list of party guests who chose to carry illegal drugs in their party bags, as well as a non-disclosure agreement with Salton's name written at the top. there were.”
Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas and is used “to relieve anxiety,” says WebMD. explain.same site Let's talk about ketamine As a “short-acting anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects.”
Police said more drugs and 408 containers of nitrous oxide were later found in Salton's home.
“This was a coordinated operation,” Sergeant Stephen Robson, of the Serious Organized Crime Unit, said in a police statement.England Banned Possession of laughing gas began in November, with serial users facing up to two years in prison and dealers facing up to 14 years in prison.
