North Wales Police officers have arrested a 16 & 18 year old from Merseyside in Bangor, after they were found to be in possession of a significant quantity of Class A drugs.
Police were informed after suspicions were raised about their behaviour at a local hotel. The pair remain in custody. Due to their age, safeguarding options will be considered by police.
Officers have been working closely with local B&B’s and hotels in Bangor, as part of the ongoing work to safeguard the community from County Lines and Modern Day Slavery.
Bangor University
Police have also been working closely with Bangor University after three incidents in Bangor, where suspected drugs dealers claimed to be students, despite them having no connections to the University.
Staff at halls of residence in Bangor are being taught to recognise potential indicators, such as students with new visitors “turning up all times of day and night,” or students who were “never seen within their flat”, despite having a room there.
North Wales Police Inspector Jon Aspinall arrested Dean McFadden, 26, a county lines dealer from Liverpool, who tried to claim he was a student when stopped close to a Bangor University building.
Inspector Aspinall said: “I asked a few quick fire questions with regards to why he was there, what course he was studying. He actually mentioned a course that they didn’t have at the university so it obviously raised my suspicions.”
McFadden, who was found to be carrying about £900 in heroin and crack cocaine, was jailed for three years and four months last month.
“We’ve developed a really good communication line so that if we do stop people like that we can quickly understand whether they are students or not” said Inspector Aspinall.
Photo: North Wales Police
