Topless drug dealers jailed after police find them flushing cocaine and heroin down the sink

Daniel Gregory, Glen Walker and Brad Anderson were caught when police raided a property on Moorcock Close in Eston, near Middlesbrough, for an unrelated robbery.

Officers discovered a total of 16 ¼ kilo packages of heroin, valued between £56,000 and £80,000, and two 1kg blocks of cocaine with a value between £76,000 and £90,000.

The men – aged 30, 37 and 30 respectively – appeared topless and flustered as they attempted to flush the drugs down the kitchen sink.

They were escorted out of the flat and a search found large amounts of heroin has been trodden into the flooring in the hallway and bathroom, while drug paraphernalia including scales and mixing bowls were also recovered and forensically tested resulting in traces of cocaine and heroin.

Keys to numerous vehicles were found inside the property and led to £5,000 in cash located inside a Volkswagen and an Audi parked outside.

When Anderson was arrested for the drugs offences, his phone was seized and analysed with voice notes instructing him to arrange a shooting at the house. The order is believed to be in connection with a money owed for drugs.

Anderson and Walker appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Monday (Sep 2) and the court was told officers who raided the flat began feeling unwell due to strong drug particles in the air, and all required medical treatment along with the three defendants.

Gregory, of no fixed address, was not present in court and he was sentenced to seven years and eight months behind bars for possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine in his absence.

Walker, of Landsdowne Road in Middlesbrough, was jailed for seven years and five months for possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine.

Anderson, of Nut Lane, Middlesbrough, was sentenced to 10 years for possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and criminal damage.

Detective Chief Inspector Gez Wraith, from Cleveland Police, said: “Officers gained entry to the premises and were able to witness Gregory, Walker and Anderson in the act of preparing cocaine and heroin, which would have been destined for onward supply.

“As a result of the police response, the trio panicked and attempted to discard the class A drugs and dispose of the evidence.

“Heroin and cocaine can have long lasting and devastating consequences on the lives of all those involved, seriously harming people within our community and men like Gregory, Walker and Anderson profit from that misery.

“Today’s sentencing result is a positive step forward in helping to disrupt and dismantle this criminality and we will continue to be relentless in our pursuit of those committing serious and organised crime in Teesside.”