A DRUG kingpin has been jailed after police brought down a heroin and cocaine operation in Southend and Westcliff. Lenny Draper was head of a “county lines” operation which saw Class A drugs dealt in bulk in the Southend borough. He was caught after being traced from his lieutenant who was found with hundreds of pounds worth of drugs and cash. Draper, 27, was head of the operation, while Jay Collins, 19, would deal the drugs for him, with James Hammond, 52, as a runner. All three men were sentenced at Southend Crown Court. Prosecuting, Oliver Kirk said Collins said: “Police spoke to Mr Collins on January 24, who were conducting another investigation and his behaviour made them search him.
Richard Waterhouse acquitted of strangling and beating woman in Basildon
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Case - Basildon Crown Court A MAN repeatedly beat and strangled his girlfriend until she passed out after she refused to get his drugs, a court heard. Richard Waterhouse, 35, of Chancellor Road, Southend is standing trial at Basildon Crown Court accused of repeatedly hitting and strangling the woman at her home in Basildon. Yesterday the jury in the case heard Waterhouse had previously been convicted of manslaughter after stabbing someone to death. Prosecuting, Oliver Kirk told the jury the woman was left bruised after the attack. He said: “We say on November 13 the victim and the defendant went to get some medication for her from All Cures in Whitmore Way, Basildon and made their way back to her flat in Havengore, Basildon.
The jury in the case heard the woman was left bruised after the attack A MAN repeatedly beat and strangled his girlfriend until she passed out after she refused to get his drugs, a court heard. Richard Waterhouse, 35, of Chancellor Road, Southend, is standing trial at Basildon Crown Court accused of repeatedly hitting and strangling the woman at her home in Basildon. Yesterday, the jury in the case heard the woman was left bruised after the attack. Prosecuting Oliver Kirk said: “The defendant is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, in this case the victim suffered bruising and we say the defendant assaulted the victim causing the bruising.
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