A man who transported 2,000 litres of GBL, a liquid drug which is linked to spiking and the chemsex scene from Manchester to London has pleaded guilty
An investigation into a series of drug offences in the north west of England, Greater Manchester Police passed intelligence to Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Unit, suggesting large qualities of GBL was being transported from Manchester to London, alongside the supply of crystal meth from London to Manchester.
Ahoor Ramabark Fathi, 61, of Willowbrook pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court to possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs, possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of criminal property.
Using cell data, officers located three addresses – two in Ealing, and one in Southall – linked to Fathi that were believed to be used to store significant amounts of drugs and money. Police attended one of the addresses on Wednesday, 18 March where he was located and arrested on suspicion of the supply of controlled drugs.
Following his arrest, officers searched a storage container rented by Fathi and found 188 boxes, each containing 12 one litre bottles of GBL (2,256 litres). Further items including £100,000 in cash, 456g of crystal meth, ammunition, and a firearm was also found at his property in Ealing.
