Slawomir Soban had pleaded guilty to the production of a class B drug at an earlier hearing
By David Floyd

Credit – Metropolitan Police

A man has been jailed for seven years after he was stopped in a van full of drugs near his home in Hendon.

Slawomir Soban, 34, was sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Friday having pleaded guilty to the production of a class B drug at an earlier hearing.

He was arrested on April 12th following a police operation focused on suspected drug supply from an address in Little Warley, Brentwood.

Officers searched the address and discovered a manufacturing site with the potential to produce hundreds of kilograms of Class B drugs.

A silver Renault Traffic van suspected of being used to transport items from the Brentwood address, was stopped on Lodge Road in Hendon later that day.

Soban, one of the occupants of the van, was found in possession of a backpack which contained three large containers of Methanol, a quantity of Class B drugs and two mobile phones.

Police subsequently searched an address in Lodge Road and found substances including acid, methanol and caffeine powder. Items such as scales, bowls, and a hydraulic press were also recovered – and 1.93kg of amphetamine was found in the fridge.

A later search of Soban’s home address in Hendon, uncovered approximately £4,000 in cash, mobile phones and large bottles of Methanol.

Commenting after the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Glenn Butler said: “I am pleased that Soban is being held accountable for his actions, and that these substances have been removed from the streets of London.

“The distribution of drugs fuels violence and the associated criminality that accompanies it causes misery to local communities.

“If dealers try to set up a network in any part of our city, we will work relentlessly to disrupt this, find those responsible and bring them to the courts. The work undertaken as part of this operation, should reinforce this message and serve as a warning to those who continue to involve themselves in this activity.”

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