Kamran Tahir, 23, and Adil Pervez, 30, were staying at the Dragonfly Hotel
in Thorpe Meadows on 5 December 2020, when Tahir went down to reception to
request a drinks order was taken to his room.
[image: Kamran Tahir & Adil Pervez.webp]Jailed: Kamran Tahir (left) and Adil
Pervez (right)
A short while later, a member of staff went to deliver the order, however
there was no answer when knocking so let themselves into the room to leave
the drinks.
No one was inside, however a set of scales and small bags with white powder
were on the desk.
[image: Pervez & Tahir – hotel room drugs.JPG]Cigarette packets containing
wraps of cocaine found in Tahir and Pervez’s hotel room
Police were called who arrived shortly before Tahir and Pervez returned to
the hotel.
The pair were detained for a search which found £316.50 cash and two mobile
phones on Pervez, who gave officers a false name. He was taken to custody
where a strip-search found a further £310 cash concealed between his
buttocks.
Tahir was found to be in possession of a small amount of cocaine, £50 cash,
three mobile phones and a hotel key card to the room where 25 wraps of
cocaine worth up to £1,250 were found inside a cigarette packet.
A search of Pervez’s home in Ledbury Road, Netherton, found a further
mobile phone and a box containing 29 used zip-lock bags with remnants of
cocaine in them, as well as almost 30g of benzocaine – while not illegal,
it is a common mixing agent for cocaine.
A small amount of cannabis, drugs paraphernalia and two further mobile
phones were found at Tahir’s home, also in Ledbury Road. A cigarette packet
containing two wraps of cocaine and a small amount of cannabis was also
found in Tahir’s car.
[image: Pervez & Tahir – drugs in Tahir’s car.JPG]Cannabis and cigarette
packet containing wraps of cocaine found in Tahir’s car
The pair were initially released under investigation while further
enquiries were carried out, but later charged with possession with intent
to supply cocaine. Tahir was also charged with possession of cannabis.
In the meantime, Pervez was sentenced to three years and 11 months in
prison for other drug offences after a warrant was carried out at his home
on 31 March last year.
The warrant, carried out by the Neighbourhood Support Team, uncovered
thousands of pounds worth of heroin, cocaine and cannabis.
On Friday (28 October), they both appeared at Peterborough Crown Court
where Tahir was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Pervez
was sentenced to two years and ten months, to be served alongside his
current sentence.
Detective Constable Mark Clapham, who investigated, said: “The consumption
of drugs not only bring harm to individuals, but the related crime,
violence and anti-social behaviour brings misery to our communities, which
is why it is a priority for the force to disrupt those who think it is okay
to sell drugs in Cambridgeshire.”
in Thorpe Meadows on 5 December 2020, when Tahir went down to reception to
request a drinks order was taken to his room.
[image: Kamran Tahir & Adil Pervez.webp]Jailed: Kamran Tahir (left) and Adil
Pervez (right)
A short while later, a member of staff went to deliver the order, however
there was no answer when knocking so let themselves into the room to leave
the drinks.
No one was inside, however a set of scales and small bags with white powder
were on the desk.
[image: Pervez & Tahir – hotel room drugs.JPG]Cigarette packets containing
wraps of cocaine found in Tahir and Pervez’s hotel room
Police were called who arrived shortly before Tahir and Pervez returned to
the hotel.
The pair were detained for a search which found £316.50 cash and two mobile
phones on Pervez, who gave officers a false name. He was taken to custody
where a strip-search found a further £310 cash concealed between his
buttocks.
Tahir was found to be in possession of a small amount of cocaine, £50 cash,
three mobile phones and a hotel key card to the room where 25 wraps of
cocaine worth up to £1,250 were found inside a cigarette packet.
A search of Pervez’s home in Ledbury Road, Netherton, found a further
mobile phone and a box containing 29 used zip-lock bags with remnants of
cocaine in them, as well as almost 30g of benzocaine – while not illegal,
it is a common mixing agent for cocaine.
A small amount of cannabis, drugs paraphernalia and two further mobile
phones were found at Tahir’s home, also in Ledbury Road. A cigarette packet
containing two wraps of cocaine and a small amount of cannabis was also
found in Tahir’s car.
[image: Pervez & Tahir – drugs in Tahir’s car.JPG]Cannabis and cigarette
packet containing wraps of cocaine found in Tahir’s car
The pair were initially released under investigation while further
enquiries were carried out, but later charged with possession with intent
to supply cocaine. Tahir was also charged with possession of cannabis.
In the meantime, Pervez was sentenced to three years and 11 months in
prison for other drug offences after a warrant was carried out at his home
on 31 March last year.
The warrant, carried out by the Neighbourhood Support Team, uncovered
thousands of pounds worth of heroin, cocaine and cannabis.
On Friday (28 October), they both appeared at Peterborough Crown Court
where Tahir was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Pervez
was sentenced to two years and ten months, to be served alongside his
current sentence.
Detective Constable Mark Clapham, who investigated, said: “The consumption
of drugs not only bring harm to individuals, but the related crime,
violence and anti-social behaviour brings misery to our communities, which
is why it is a priority for the force to disrupt those who think it is okay
to sell drugs in Cambridgeshire.”
