Met Police Bust Major Ketamine Haul in St Albans Sting
Over 100kgs of ketamine have been seized and multiple suspects arrested following a sharp operation by the Met’s Specialist Crime North team. Cops caught the action on Thursday, 5 March, when a lorry driver handed six white boxes to a black BMW driver at a commercial site on North Orbital Road, St Albans, AL2.
BMW Driver Nabbed with 60kgs of Ketamine in Watford
The BMW was stopped in Watford, where officers found the six white boxes containing 60kgs of ketamine. A 66-year-old man was promptly arrested on suspicion of being involved in the supply of this controlled drug.
Further Arrests as Police Crack Down on Drug Ring
Returning to the commercial site, the Met arrested another man for conspiracy to import ketamine. This relates to the 60kgs handed to the BMW driver, plus an additional 50kgs supplied to a different individual at a Surrey service station on Sunday, 1 March. All suspects remain in custody.
Met Detective Slams ‘Dangerous Drug Ring’
“Absolutely no valid reason has been provided as to why any arrested party was selling or buying 170kgs of a product, that is most commonly used as an anaesthetic for animals, without the appropriate paperwork or licences,” said Acting Detective Inspector Johnny Baker.
“I’m aware this illegal, and frankly dangerous drug, can sometimes be used by people during so-called ‘Chemsex hook-ups’, which have been described by the Met’s LGBT+ Advisory Group as the ‘crisis of our time’ for LGBT+ communities.
“By making these arrests I have no doubt that we have started dismantling an organised drug ring that was planning on selling this substance to line their own pockets.”
