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2,000 Litres of Date Rape Drug Seized in London
23 Jul
Summary
- Over 2,000 litres of GBL, a liquid drug, were seized by police.
- A man was jailed for 12 years for drug supply and possession of a firearm.
- The operation involved transporting drugs between Manchester and London.
A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after police discovered more than 2,000 litres of Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), a liquid drug known as the 'date rape drug' due to its association with spiking incidents. The seizure occurred following an investigation into drug offences across the north west of England, which led detectives to uncover a significant operation moving GBL from Manchester to London.
During the investigation, Ahoor Ramabark Fathi, 61, was identified and subsequently arrested. Following his arrest, officers searched a rented storage container and found 188 boxes containing a total of 2,256 litres of GBL. Further searches of properties linked to Fathi in Ealing and Southall yielded approximately £100,000 in cash, 456g of crystal meth, a firearm, and ammunition. Fathi pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs. Detective Inspector Mark Gavin highlighted the seizure as one of the largest quantities of GBL recovered in London, preventing a substantial amount from reaching the streets and disrupting organised crime groups.
