Cheshire Crimestoppers, the independent charity which allows members of the public to contact them anonymously with information about crime, is joining other local and national agencies to publicise National Tackling Drugs Week which begins on June 8th.Colin Brown, the Chair of Cheshire Crimestoppers, said ‘Over half of the calls to our 0800 555 111 number during the past 12 months have been related to drug crime. As a result of information received over half a million pounds worth of drugs were seized in Cheshire, Halton and Warrington, much of it at cultivation stage, and over 100 people involved in drug crime were arrested and charged’.
‘During National Tackling Drugs Week we are inviting members of the public to contact us with information on any aspect of drug-related crime, but particularly we are interested in stopping the drug supply-train and would like to identify properties that are known, or suspected, as being used for cannabis cultivation.’
Volunteer Board member, Jim Graham added ‘We guarantee absolute anonymity when people call 0800 555 111. Callers are not asked their name, or for any form of identification and calls are not traceable. Although we pass on information to the Police they never know who contacted us, so calls can be made in the full confidence that no-one will ever know that you rang. Alternatively, we provide an encrypted email facility at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.’
No comments:
Post a Comment