Thames Valley Police and the courts must be congratulated this week for sending out a clear message.
Drug dealing will not be tolerated in Aylesbury or anywhere else in the Thames Valley.
The sentences handed down to the quartet now beginning a total of 19 years in jail should serve as a deterrent to anyone else thinking of engaging in such an ab
horrent enterprise.
People like Leon Godwin, Mark Godwin, Amanda Attwell and Shayne Baldwin have no place in our town.
Cocaine and heroin must be removed from the streets of Aylesbury.
Those who peddle in drugs inflict misery on law abiding citizens in our town.
All the defendants in Operation Hummus are facing a combined total of some 40 years behind bars.
The officers involved should also be praised for their realism.
They know that the problem will not be solved overnight and realise that the net of drugs spreads far wider than the simple link between dealer and client.
The evidence uncovered in Operation Falcon suggests a strong link between drugs and other types of crime.
Since the operation, burglary and robbery have fallen slightly in the town while vehicle crime is down by an impressive 21 per cent.
We must all help police officers in their hunt to remove this poison from Aylesbury Vale's streets.
At the same time though, it is important to remember that opportunities for rehabilitation and treatment are vitally important in the never ending battle against drugs.
As Judge Christopher Tyrer told one of the defendants: "You are another sad case of a drug addict working for money to deal with that addiction."
The users themselves must be helped to kick this often fatal habit.
We must work together.
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