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00:00In Cheshire, the traffic cops are lying low, waiting to catch criminals in the act.
00:05Part of a special squad known as the Crime Car Unit.
00:09This is quite a good car to be in because I think the last car they're going to expect to be doing this sort of work is a Volvo.
00:16Although they will deal with ordinary traffic incidents in an emergency,
00:20the primary mission of the Crime Car is to target criminals on the move,
00:24especially those involved in the drug trade.
00:27You're not being sent from job to job as what the normal officer is on the front line.
00:33We've got a bit more scope really to target these people.
00:38The unmarked Crime Car is ideal for this sort of undercover work,
00:43allowing the traffic cops to see without being seen.
00:46But not all drug dealers are fooled by such tactics.
00:50The criminal fraternity, they know what cars we've got.
00:54We've seen them all the time, but your average normal punter on the street as such,
01:00the way you see them drive or anything really.
01:04You could be having a row in the car or anything like that.
01:08You're right behind them.
01:11On the outskirts of Chester, the county town of Cheshire,
01:15he sees Martin Jones as recognised a green Renault pulling up on the road to his left.
01:19It's a car the crime team believe is involved in drug dealing.
01:25He's ideally placed to let the suspect car continue and follow without being spotted.
01:32Do a quick check on this car now.
01:34Tell you who I am as well.
01:35The suspect car's been pulled over before, but no drugs were found.
01:41Jones is hoping they'll have more luck this time.
01:46But he needs to be quick.
01:48The drugs are often kept in the dealer's mouths,
01:50and if they suspect the police are following, they'll dispose of them,
01:53with the help of a bottle of pop.
01:55Obviously, it's a massive risk to them,
02:00because if they've got in their mouth, say, 20 wraps of heroin or of crack cocaine,
02:06there's a chance that they could be seriously ill or even die.
02:11I could see them taking a swig from the bottle.
02:14I thought, well, they've obviously swallowed the drugs now.
02:17It's all received.
02:18I'll have to stop the vehicle now outside the train station with tour board over.
02:21You've got to be very, very quick to try and stop them from necking the drugs.
02:27In the past, we've had to grab people around the throat,
02:30obviously, to stop them from swallowing the items.
02:33The reason why I've stopped you is because you weren't wearing your seatbelt for one,
02:38but also because this vehicle's been seeing what's believed to be drug activity in the area,
02:42or a vehicle similar to this.
02:44When you do stop a car like that with two people on,
02:47you know they're involved in the dealing of drugs,
02:49it is best to call for back-up.
02:51Actually, just to stand there a minute,
02:54or just to search this lad a minute,
02:55just to make sure, yeah.
02:56No, just wait in the car, fella.
02:58Just come and stand over here for us, yeah.
03:00OK.
03:01So don't put your hands in your pockets, yeah.
03:03In your pockets, you've got meth-rone bottle and your keys.
03:07OK, I'll put that there.
03:08I'll get him out, OK.
03:09Nothing else, OK?
03:11That's it.
03:11Got nothing else on there.
03:13Sure.
03:13Yeah.
03:14PC Jones hasn't found any illegal drugs on the driver.
03:17We've then got the passenger out, and then we've searched him.
03:21We didn't come up with anything on them.
03:22And then, while they were standing on the path,
03:24I've then gone to the vehicle to search it.
03:26And in the front glove compartments was, I think it was about 280 pounds in notes,
03:31some loose change as well.
03:33And it's not something that, you know, a normal person,
03:38that you do stop would carry in their glove compartments.
03:41There was no handbooks there, nothing else, just cash.
03:44What's that for now?
03:44Children just need to be focused to collaborate and store with another one.
03:49It's me and where we've got it from.
03:50I was asking you a normal question, that's all.
03:52I've been...
03:52Work.
03:53Work?
03:54Do you work, do you?
03:55Yeah.
03:55Where do you work?
03:57It's me and where we work.
03:58Oh, where do you work?
03:59I don't know.
03:59Work in all different classes, like.
04:01Doing what?
04:01Yeah, go ahead, Tom.
04:02Joinery.
04:03Right, OK.
04:04Is that what you normally do, keep your money in your glove compartments?
04:07Do you?
04:08I knew that he didn't have a job in a million years,
04:11there's no way he's got it from that.
04:13It was quite obvious that they had been dealing drugs.
04:16I did say to them, I said, I know what you've been doing,
04:19and you know that I know.
04:20And obviously that's when they've had a bit of a smile on their face,
04:22because they know I've been a bit too slow.
04:25So, thanks for your time anyway, on your way.
04:28See ya.
04:28Keep your nose as clean, lads.
04:29It would surprise me if they're going back out now to maybe get some more drugs with an area where they've stashed them.
04:38I'll be keeping a close eye out for that vehicle like everyone else will.
04:41I'll be keeping a close eye out for you.
04:43Ellesmere Port, 10 miles north of Chester, is a town where high unemployment has helped fuel high levels of drug use.
04:50It lies just across the River Mersey from Liverpool.
04:52This is a busy area for the traffic cops, one where they rarely receive a warm welcome, particularly when the crime car's on the frowl.
05:01PC Jason Huff has been driving police cars all through his ten years as a Bobby, and he knows exactly who to keep an eye out for.
05:09I spent the first four and a half years as a Panda driver here.
05:13I get to know a lot of the roads, and a lot of the faces, and what's going on.
05:19And with the crime car being a more sort of proactive unit, you do a much better job if you know faces and you know what's going on.
05:30Ah, that's interesting.
05:35PC Huff has seen a face he thinks he recognises, an old adversary who's been disqualified from driving, sitting in the driver's seat of a car in the middle of the road.
05:44Who's driving that, then? Old man Forbes.
05:50Stopping and checking old man Forbes is not unusual, but PC Huff knows nothing is ever routine when a Forbes is involved.
05:58How are you?
06:00So what's Alan Forbes up to here, then? He's not driving that, is he?
06:04What?
06:05Alan Forbes.
06:09How's he got here, then?
06:12You haven't seen him drive up here, then?
06:14Because I'm sure he hasn't got a driving licence, has he?
06:17Probably everyone in Cheshire knows the Forbes family.
06:21He's very much part of my job, of every police officer's job in Ellesmere Port.
06:27I might just have a word with Alan Forbes.
06:30I've not actually seen him driving in the car, but I know he hasn't got a licence or insurance.
06:34I went to his house once, and he came out with an oil painting of a pig.
06:39And he was just jumping up and down in his garden, going,
06:43Pigs!
06:45And swearing and shouting at us.
06:47How long have you had this car?
06:50What's it got to do with you?
06:52Don't tell him.
06:52Don't tell you nothing.
06:53Just asking a question for Mr Forbes.
06:55Well, why do you want to know?
06:56I'm just curious.
06:57Well, I'm not telling you.
06:59I know.
06:59You've got nothing to do with me.
07:01You've got nothing to do with me.
07:02I'm out on bail and you've got nothing.
07:05Right.
07:06I'll just take details of the car, and I presume you'll find somebody else to drive it for you.
07:10Oh, yes, yes.
07:11Definitely.
07:12Where did you get that from, murderer?
07:22Off there, Mrs Powell.
07:24That's who had got it off.
07:26How about that one?
07:27You're being investigated for it, aren't you?
07:30But only think the inquiry has to go ahead first.
07:34P.C. Huff was involved in a pursuit which ended with the death of Philip Powell.
07:39The locals blame P.C. Huff.
07:40You've just got to be respectful, really, and just mindful of your own safety.
07:46If they start hurling abuse at you and throwing stones or things like that, just get out of there.
07:53Nuff there, nuff there.
07:56Gutted, gutted, absolutely gutted.
08:01And we all know what the judge said for the 23rd, don't we?
08:04Nuff there.
08:05What's that?
08:06Oh, well, you was in court.
08:07You heard what he said.
08:09Didn't you, nuff there?
08:10Two of them.
08:13Shouldn't have come on the police bus, should you?
08:15You're asking him to call.
08:17Right, thank you, Mr Forbes.
08:19Just make sure you don't drive this car.
08:21Nuff there.
08:21Nuff there.
08:23Make sure you don't drive the car.
08:24I want that someone to drive it for me.
08:26Do I do?
08:27Ha, murderer.
08:28You're falling.
08:29Oh, well.
08:30Murderer.
08:32Thank you, Stephen.
08:32What did you say?
08:33We've got loads of evidence.
08:34You're moving, are you?
08:35All you said was, oh, all I lost was a boot when I kicked Powell.
08:39Is that right?
08:40Yeah.
08:40You've got loads of witnesses that you've said that in our back garden and up.
08:43Yeah.
08:44So have a go of that one.
08:45Yeah.
08:46We've all wrote it down.
08:47All right, Mr Forbes.
08:48Yeah.
08:49See you, nuff there.
08:51Thank you, Mr Forbes.
08:51See you, nuff there.
08:52See you, nuff there.
08:53See you, nuff there.
08:53See you, nuff there.
08:54Here's a murderer.
08:55Officer, a leader of a murderer.
08:57We're not in suits.
08:58Bye bye.
08:58Yes.
08:59See if we can knock a kid over.
09:01See you again, Mr Forbes.
09:03No more, Mr.
09:03No more, Mr.
09:04No more.
09:04About a year and a half ago now, we were on Rossmore Road at about, I don't know, three
09:10o'clock in the morning, early hours.
09:13Within seconds, this motorbike emerges out of the estate and the bike started accelerating.
09:22Yes, yes.
09:22It was a Hayabusa, it's the fastest production bike in the world, and they were dressed as
09:33if they were going out clubbing, speeds 140 miles an hour, and that's an A road, residential
09:40really, it's only 40, restricted.
09:44As we came round the corner, we could see that the motorbike had dropped to the floor,
10:02we could see the rear light on its side, and it was skidding across the road and went onto
10:07the grass roundabout.
10:11I ran around the roundabout, following the rider.
10:27The rider took his helmet off and just threw it at me.
10:32I was about five metres behind him, he ran up the embankment to the motorway.
10:46As I got to the metal barriers, I just saw this almighty bang, and when I looked, he was flying
10:52through the air, having collided with a black London type taxi.
10:58He was killed, instantly.
11:04It was a horrible, horrible accident that happened, it just happened.
11:11It was only when I went up to him and he was lying on the road, that I realised actually who it was.
11:21At the end of the shift, you go home and you lie in bed, and obviously you're just constantly
11:25thinking about it, and at the end of the day, had I not been chasing him, had he not come
11:30out as he did.
11:31I mean, you know, it's his fault, it's my fault, yeah, I was chasing him.
11:37He was a nice person, you know, you can actually have a conversation with him, as opposed to a lot of
11:43people who I deal with in Ellesmere Port, you can't have a conversation with him at all.
11:49But that lad was from this estate, you see, so there's obviously a lot of animosity towards me.
11:56But until the actual inquest goes ahead, and the true story comes out, it's always going
12:03to be rumours with that loss, saying that my shoe was recovered from the scene, saying
12:10that I'd kicked him onto the road.
12:12The actual fact is, and he's a lot bigger than me, and if I had come to a tussle on the hard
12:17shoulder, it would have been me in front of the taxi, and not him.
12:27The north-west of England has the highest rate of illegal drug use outside of London.
12:34In Macclesfield, the local drug squad are trying to do something about it.
12:38A drugs bust.
12:44The crime car cops are here, too, providing front-line muscle.
12:48Usually traffic cops carry traffic cones and warning lights in their cars, but the crime
12:53car has a boot full of riot gear.
12:56You have to wear this every time you go through a door, basically.
13:03And obviously the crime cars now merge with the traffic unit, so we still assist and still
13:10take part in these sort of operations.
13:12They'll go through the door, and four or five of us will back them up as they go in.
13:18Basically looking good in these Ray-Bans.
13:20Tim Humpage, a detective, used to be a crime car man.
13:25I actually worked in the crime car for six years, and I moved from the crime car to the
13:32CRD.
13:33So I've got a very good rapport with the people in the crime car.
13:37We're all fighting the same battle against the same people.
13:40And at the end of the day, if we don't help each other, we're not going to be successful
13:43in the fight.
13:44The drug dealer being raided lives on an estate in nearby Knutsford.
13:48A leafy suburban town.
13:50Not the typical drug problem stereotype.
13:53Drugs is everywhere.
13:56It doesn't matter where you live or what sort of society you live in.
13:59There are drugs, unfortunately, creeping into every single part of the country.
14:04Because what you've got to bear in mind is drugs feeds other crimes.
14:07The squad are now on their way to arrest a man who set up his own small business.
14:12Selling drugs out of his ground floor bedroom window in the middle of a housing estate.
14:16Let's say we're going to have to run back up the street here and go through the alleyway.
14:19It's just starting to kick in a bit now.
14:21That's what's starting.
14:22Ready.
14:23Make sure the band's locked.
14:28With the main assault team attacking the front of the house, more officers have been
14:32sent to cover the rear, to make sure nobody gets away.
14:39This time, force isn't necessary.
14:41The raiders have been spotted from the lounge, and the front door's already open.
14:46What the hell is going on?
14:48The suspected dealer is at home, but so too is his less than pleased mother.
14:54I got the impression straight away they were not expecting us whatsoever.
14:58His mum was particularly vocal.
15:02It's a typical sort of reception, you know, at the end of the day you've got quite a large
15:07amount of officers coming through your door unexpectedly.
15:10They're not going to put the cattle on for us, are they?
15:12I'll tell you truthfully, we do have a smoke, but we do it socially in our own house with
15:17nobody else here.
15:18I have two every night.
15:20If that's what you want, fine.
15:22The subject is in the premise at this moment in time.
15:24He's just been searched, and obviously the search of the room is now taking place.
15:28Just calm her down.
15:29Next to his bed on the bedside table was quite a large snap bag, which is basically a sealable
15:39bag, clear bag containing brown vegetable matter.
15:42My experience I knew was cannabis.
15:44The amount of brown vegetable matter found in the man's bedroom is enough for DC Humpage
15:49to make an arrest for possession.
15:51Go on Sir, I've got you.
15:59Ellesmere Port is renowned for the production of chemical substances.
16:03It also has a reputation for being the toughest town in Cheshire, a place where the traffic
16:08cops have a high presence, but keep a low profile.
16:13PC Huff's crime car partner is Glen Sanders, an old hand when it comes to dealing with tough
16:18customers.
16:20I used to work in London in the Met, and nobody ever, ever used to give us any grief, because
16:27they were really firm.
16:29Whether you're nicey-nicey here, or you're quite firm with them, they'll still hate you.
16:34We both have feelings, don't we?
16:36Yeah.
16:39Still get hurt now and again.
16:41They're big, softy.
16:43We have feelings.
16:45There's obviously a whole load of nice people in Ellesmere Port, but there's some who aren't
16:50going to see police, and they think, well, what are they doing driving around in the,
16:52you know, the big, all those, do they ever get out? And they don't realise what's happening
16:57on the street corner, some of them.
16:59Like on the street corner ahead, where the traffic cops have spotted a Vauxhall Astra and three men near a payphone.
17:08The traffic cops are sure they're not trying to phone home.
17:11In this day and age, it's very, very rare that people use telephone boxes.
17:16The unmarked crime car has taken the men by surprise.
17:20They've had no time to dispose of anything they might have on them.
17:23You can tell you just get this gut feeling with people that something's, yeah, quite not right.
17:28I was sure I'd seen one of the other occupants drop something on the pavement and kick it under the car.
17:38Clayton, old Gorman, that rings a bell. I can't think where. Are you local, are you Clayton?
17:43From Chester.
17:44So what dragged you down this neck of the woods?
17:46Girlfriend.
17:47You see he's getting cold.
17:50You what?
17:51You see he's getting cold.
17:52We'll just take you some details, all right?
17:54He said you needed to go home because his dinner was getting cold or something like that.
17:59A very lame excuse.
18:01You seem very, very nervous.
18:03When you was walking away, mate, I thought I saw you shoved something in your jacket there,
18:08so because of that I'm going to search you.
18:10All right?
18:11No. I've got nothing in my jacket, mate.
18:13Right. Well, I'm going to search you because I think you have all right.
18:15The way he was looking around, his eye movements, his body stance, something was up.
18:21I'm going to search and then I'm going to give you a copy of the search record.
18:25Do you understand?
18:26No.
18:27Right. Have you got anything on you shouldn't have before, search you?
18:30No!
18:31No!
18:32No!
18:33No!
18:34No!
18:35No!
18:36Neil, help me!
18:37Neil!
18:38Help me, Neil!
18:39Neil!
18:40Just do this, man!
18:41Help me!
18:42Neil!
18:43Neil!
18:44Help me!
18:45Neil!
18:46Please!
18:47Say that!
18:48Neil!
18:49Please, Neil!
18:50Stay where you are!
18:51Neil!
18:52Please!
18:53Neil!
18:54Please!
18:55Neil!
18:56Neil!
18:58Neil!
18:59Neil!
19:00Neil!
19:01Neil!
19:02Neil!
19:03Neil!
19:04Neil!
19:05Neil!
19:06Neil!
19:07What the hell do you want?
19:08Neil!
19:09Neil!
19:10Neil!
19:11Help me!
19:12Neil?
19:13Neil!
19:14Please!
19:15Neil!
19:16Neil!
19:17Please!
19:18paranoid!
19:19Get back!
19:30Nice one, Jason.
19:38You OK? No.
19:43X-Ray Alpha, can we have assistance?
19:46Poole Town Road.
19:50Give me your hand.
19:55Give me your hand.
19:57Give me your hand.
19:59Give me your hand.
20:01Give me your hand.
20:03He's not going anywhere.
20:05Whatever we did, it just wasn't working.
20:07Put him on the floor, tried to restrain him, got up.
20:09Put him on the floor again, still couldn't restrain him.
20:12His friends, I think, were getting quite...
20:17You could see it in their eyes, they were thinking of helping him.
20:20I thought, this can't go on.
20:23You know, he was that strong that we had to do something else.
20:27So I thought the best thing was my gas.
20:29And it did have an effect on him.
20:32Unfortunately, it had an effect on Glen as well.
20:35But Glen stayed hold of him.
20:37He's like a terrier.
20:38Once he gets hold of something, you just take a lot to shake him off.
20:41The reason for the fierce struggle is becoming clear.
20:44A large quantity of drugs has been found.
20:46The man dropped them.
20:48You locked up all right?
20:50On suspicion of, with intent to supply a controlled drug, you don't have to say anything.
20:56But in my army defence, if you fail to mention now, something rich or later you're lying in court.
21:02All right?
21:03Can you let me up now?
21:04No.
21:05Whew!
21:10On the estate, at the house where the dealer was suspected of selling cannabis from his bedroom window, the search for more drugs is producing results.
21:20They found a reasonable quantity of cannabis in there.
21:23I think they found two firearms as well of some sort, which they're going to have checked out.
21:29We'll see whether he's allowed to have them.
21:33There's quite a lot of cannabis found underneath the cooker in the kitchen.
21:38He's a young lad who lives on the estate.
21:41And I think he was trying to get into the realms of Mr Big.
21:47And, you know, at the end of the day, you're attracting attention doing that.
21:51Back in Ellesmere Port, the street corner arrest has also attracted attention.
21:56A small crowd is gathering.
21:58Just in time to see the rest of the police cavalry arrive.
22:03So, found two big bags of white powder, possibly cocaine on him.
22:11We haven't searched him yet, but it's come out of his pocket.
22:15Have you still got the…
22:16Yes.
22:17Yes.
22:18Yes, yes.
22:19Oh dear me.
22:20Sorry, did I get you though?
22:22Big time.
22:23I did warn you.
22:25Oh yeah, when you did it.
22:27I got it full whack in the face really.
22:32Obviously, I've had it before so I'm reasonably used to it, whereas I think Mr Boyle suffered a bit more than myself.
22:40Is this your money?
22:42It is, yes.
22:43Dole money?
22:44Sorry.
22:45I don't get it.
22:46I don't get it.
22:47Eh?
22:48I work.
22:49Where do you work?
22:50Leaves.
22:51I wish I got that well paid.
22:52I obviously had the wrong job, hadn't I?
22:54What?
22:55No money.
22:56What is this, Christmas pay as well?
23:01The man has got £700 on him.
23:04He claims he earned it honestly.
23:07Stand up.
23:09The police were also suspicious of his great strength and aggression.
23:13I think by the manner of his behaviour, he'd been taking drugs prior to it.
23:18I mean, Jason is probably on a good day 17 stone, lying 14 stone.
23:23And you know, he's getting up at his will and generally half throwing us around really.
23:28It was harmful, yeah.
23:31The unmarked crime car has helped put another drug dealer off the streets.
23:35But the traffic cops will get no thanks from the locals.
23:38I'm sorry.
23:39Is it your child, is it?
23:42No, it's not my child.
23:43Right.
23:44Unfortunately, yeah, the chap there, he's been arrested in possession of quite a large quantity
23:50of drugs.
23:51So unfortunately, we've got to do our job.
23:53Well, yeah, while a five-year-old kid is sitting there shaking now, saving their daddies with the police.
23:58If he's quite happy to drug deal in front of his kid, well, that's his problem, unfortunately.
24:02I don't think so.
24:03Well, there you go.
24:04I'm very sorry if we've upset the child, but we've got a job to do and we'll do it.
24:09Whether there's a five-year-old child there or not, she wasn't hurt.
24:12And he's took the option to drug deal.
24:16All right.
24:17Sorry about that.
24:18Well, there you go.
24:21Like Glenn said at the time, you know, at the end of the day, if he's a drug dealer, he's a drug dealer.
24:27And they just can't use children as a shield to defend themselves.
24:34I mean, what were we expected to do?
24:36Let him go just because his five-year-old daughter was there.
24:42The man arrested in the raid on the estate in Nutsford is being booked in at the police station,
24:47charged with supplying drugs as well as possessing them.
24:49I'm authorising your detention so you can be interviewed about the allegation.
24:52OK, you'll just send them.
24:54Sign for me there.
24:57Upstairs, the drug squad examined the spoils.
25:02Enough has been found to count the raid as a success.
25:05There are 31 individual deals.
25:11You're probably looking between £250 to £300, which isn't a great deal.
25:16But at the end of the day, I wouldn't like my son or daughter to be going round to this person's house to buy cannabis.
25:23One of the biggest intelligence was that people were calling at his bedroom window.
25:27We've actually removed that from the bedroom window.
25:29If the blind is shut, then don't knock.
25:33In his bedroom, there's a shoebox.
25:35In that shoebox are two guns, handguns.
25:39They are replicas.
25:43And if somebody pointed one of those at me, I wouldn't know the difference.
25:47At Chester's main police station, the man who was gassed and arrested in Ellesmere Port is also being charged with drug dealing.
25:55It turned out to be amphetamine with a street value of, I think, either £1,000 or £1,500.
26:03So, he's saying that it's for his own personal use, but it's a bit of a drug habit, aren't they?
26:09I'll be down in one minute.
26:11Come through, mate.
26:12The mystery of the little man's big strength has also been solved.
26:15Apparently, he's been on steroids.
26:17That's why he was such a handful.
26:20Don't know what I'd do without Glenn.
26:22I'll just hang on to him like a bull terrier.
26:25Don't do much, but I'll just hang on to him like a bull terrier.
26:28So some of the big lads come.
26:30Come see us, gas and everything.
26:32Oh, yes.
26:33He also admitted to having taken some amphetamine as well.
26:36So he was high on amphetamine.
26:38He takes steroids and he was particularly strong.
26:43It was a good result.
26:45It was well spotted by Glenn.
26:47And it was just fortunate, really, that we came out of it unscathed.
26:53The amphetamine dealer, who had no time to get rid of his drugs
26:57and wasn't quick enough to escape the crime car cops,
27:00was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
27:03The man caught dealing cannabis through his bedroom window
27:06was found guilty and jailed for six months
27:09and had his replica guns confiscated.
27:12His mother, who admitted to being a pothead,
27:15accepted a police caution for possession.
27:18Old man Forbes, who made it clear what he thought of the law,
27:22was also sent to prison for two years
27:25for allowing his house to be used for drug dealing.
27:28And the inquest into the death of the bike rider
27:30who was killed on the motorway
27:32found that PC Huff was not responsible for his death.
27:36The baby Croft was just out of pain.
27:37CELING LEFT DOES
27:51And the wagon herself passed you.
27:53Any woman Himself took over it
27:56and brought her into the gun-to-aff meditations.
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