London and Bournemouth Drug Dealers Locked Up in Major Crackdown
Marcus Bowles-Dove, 35, from London, was slammed with a hefty four years and four months behind bars for his role in supplying crack cocaine and heroin.
Joining him in jail are Tory Marcus James, 26, also of London, sentenced to three years and four months, and Beata Par, 34, from Bournemouth, who received two and a half years. Both were convicted for dealing crack and heroin, including possession with intent to supply.
Bournemouth Crown Court Sentences Three in Big Drugs Bust
The trio faced justice at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 13 April 2023 after a police probe uncovered their role in trafficking class A drugs between London and Bournemouth from April to September 2022.
Dorset Police’s Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Neighbourhood Enforcement Team (NET) teamed up with the Metropolitan Police for a series of raids on 6 September 2022. They swooped on addresses in London and Bournemouth, seizing mobile phones and sizeable quantities of cocaine and heroin.
Operation Viper Tackles County Lines Drug Gangs
This crackdown was part of Operation Viper, aimed at disrupting the county lines drug networks targeting Dorset. The joint effort led to the suspects’ arrests and charges.
Police Constable Kirsty Foster from BCP NET said: “We will relentlessly pursue anyone supplying drugs in our county and involved in county lines activity.
“Working with the Metropolitan Police allowed us to take dangerous drugs off the streets and protect vulnerable people at risk of exploitation.
“I hope this sends a strong message that Dorset will not tolerate drug dealers. We are committed to making our county safe for everyone.”
