Magistrate with cocaine and heroin addiction was also drugs gang member

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A magistrate with a cocaine and heroin addiction has been found to also be a drug gang member.

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Purshotam Dhillon, 59, served as a magistrate on criminal cases while secretly addicted to cocaine and heroin and allegedly played a key role in a major drugs operation, a court has heard.Dhillon held the position of Justice of the Peace with the power to jail and fine defendants, whilst prosecutors allege he was simultaneously involved in a criminal network known as the Hadi line.The drugs operation was masterminded by convicted dealer Harry Singh, who was jailed in 2018 for drugs offences and is said to have resumed control of the network following his release from prison in 2024.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Prosecutors told Croydon Crown Court that Dhillon was among those who aided Singh's return to the top of the criminal hierarchy.He utilised his position as a magistrate allowing him to offer an "air of respectability" and avoid attracting suspicion from police.Opening the case,...

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