A pair of West London drug dealers have been jailed after police seized nearly 100kg worth of drugs and nearly £200k in cash. Ben Perschky, 46, and David Toal, 52, were convicted of being involved in a conspiracy to supply of Class A drugs between March and October 2021.
A ledger detailing deliveries that had been made in the previous three weeks was also found. The total amount delivered was around 135kgs. The total amount of cash collected was around £3.2million. Perschky was linked to the drugs supply as ‘LU7’, the first part of his post code was included.
On October 20 2021, officers witnessed Toal driving a van in Bedford in which the car’s number plate did not match the one registered to him. Plain clothed officers attempted to stop Toal. However, he reversed the van into one of unmarked vehicles, before accelerating into another police vehicle.
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Toal then drove off in his van before stopping and running off. A locked safe was found in the rear of the van which was found to contain roughly £8,000.
Toal was arrested at an address in Kent on Friday, October 22 2021. He was charged with dangerous driving, money laundering and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs on the same day. Toal was convicted of on Thursday, May 11 following a two-week trial at Harrow Crown Court.
Perschky was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and Toal to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment.
During proactive search warrants, a total of 87kgs of cocaine, 10kgs of cannabis, and £195,000 in cash were seized by Met Police officers.
On Wednesday, October 13 2021, Perschky was arrested as he exited a property on Primrose Hill, WD4. A search of the property uncovered a wooden desk that contained a 1.01kg block of cocaine.
They then searched Perschky’s work van and uncovered three vacuum-packed bags of cocaine and multiple mobile phones.
Evidence obtained through analysis of mobile phone data led officers to discover numerous drugs messages and images of packaged drugs.
Perschky was subsequently charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs and pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court on November 12 2021.
Detective Sergeant Johnny Baker, from Specialist Crime North, said: “We know that violence we see in London’s streets is inextricably linked to drugs such as the ones that Perschky and Toal were distributing across London. The meticulous investigative work carried out by my team shows our commitment to taking these controlled substances off London’s streets.
“We hope that today’s result sends a clear message to those involved in illicit activities that the Met does not welcome this kind of enterprise in London, and our Specialist Crime Units will work determinedly to catch individuals such as this.”
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