A CHADDERTON pub, The Sportsman in Denton Lane, has been shut down temporarily after police found class A and B drugs when the pub was raided at 7.20pm on Sunday.
Insp Paul Walker told Oldham Council's licensing panel how he was met by more than 40 “anti-police” people in the pub and that two small children were playing next to a table with cocaine under it. A man was found snorting cocaine in the toilets.
David Kent, solicitor for Greater Manchester Police, asking for the pub’s licence to be suspended, said officers found bags of cannabis with a street value of £500 in living accommodation above the bar, as well as £3,000 in cash.
He added: “We believe there has been serious crime committed by way of possession of class B drugs with intent to supply. Class A drugs were found in the bar with children playing close by _ this is a community pub.”
Finbar Tuite, the premises’ licence holder, denied there had been any physical threats to police and said if people were aggressive it was probably because they felt their night out had been disrupted.
Members of the licensing panel meeting yesterday afternoon decided to temporarily suspend the pub’s licence.
Chairman, Councillor John Battye said the panel was satisfied the pub was involved with illicit drugs and suspended the licence until January 17, when a full review will be heard.
Supt Gary Simpson said : “This pub is associated with organised crime and following our intelligence-led operation two of those arrested have been given fixed-penalty notices and two have been cautioned for possession of class A or B drugs.”
No further action has been taken against four people for possession of class A drugs.
A 38-year old man was arrested for possession with intent to supply cannabis, and has been bailed until February pending police inquiries.
A couple of things stand out: The GMP solicitor says The Sportsman is a "community pub."
Supt Simpson of GMP says The pub is associated with organised crime.
So which is it? Can GMP agree on anything? Is it a community of organised criminals? A community of anti-police people? Children were playing close by: what were they playing, Strip Happy Families?
In as few words as possible explain why you think people were "anti-police" at 7:20 pm on a Sunday night, when, as they enjoyed a convivial evening, God knows how many of our finest stormed this den of iniquity?
Explain your understanding of the term - "intelligence led operation." Was Insp Walker the officer guarding the GMP brain-cell that evening , if so does he consider the result a "result"?
Out of 40 plus people in the pub at the time of 'The Raid" We have two receiving fixed penalty fines - and two cautioned. No action has been taken against four others, but one unlucky bastard has been bailed, pending further enquiries.
Two fixed penalty notices out of all that brouhaha and they wonder why they stumbled upon a pub full of "anti-police" people!
But....Finally - Take a look again at that Licensing Committee! Look who we have as chairman sitting in judgement on others. 'BATTYE THE BENT' The biggest piece of slime to have crawled out of the sewer that is Oldham Council! The lying, duplicitous, conniving piece of shit responsible, via his failed dirty tricks campaign, for the ousting of Fill Woolyass from his position as MP for OE & Saddleworth.
What is the matter with the Lie-bour party in this town? Have they forgotten this shameful incident already or were they complicit with the act? Why after his despicable tricks was this charlatan allowed to stand again as a local councillor? Could the local Lie-bour party not find someone with at least a pretence at principles to put forward? Probably not! The whole fucking lot are bereft of morals and bent as corkscrews. This demonstrates how low Lie-bour have sunk in their desperation to cling onto any vestige of power. No wonder this town has become a laughing stock! Little Jimmy Pudden-Face and his co-operative council! Aye, they're all co-operating. With each other to fill their pockets and bollocks to us poor fuckers!
Bah Fucking Humbug!!
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