'DRUGS FACTORY FOUND'

On the 6th of February 2006, the Middle Market Drugs Team, a joint HM Revenue & Customs and Metropolitan Police Service Team, stopped a motor vehicle in Hayes, Middlesex. The vehicle was occupied by three men, one of whom was 32 year old Ceril Stokes of Maidenhead, Berkshire. A rucksack containing approximately 3kg of cocaine was found in the vehicle along with a quantity of cash. The cash was seized and after further investigation, a drugs factory was found at a flat that the men had just visited.

All three were sentenced in February 2007 with Stokes receiving a 10 year prison sentence for one offence of possessing a controlled drug with intent to supply.

The London RART began an investigation on Stokes resulting in a confiscation order being made on the 15th of August 2008 at Isleworth Crown Court for £2,326.28. One of the other two men has already been dealt with, while Stoke's half brother (and co-defendant) will face a confiscation hearing in December 2008.