Police release CCTV of man wanted over fatal heroin dose
JUST hours after an alleged drug dealer was captured on CCTV footage walking through a car park on his way to sell heroin, the 37-year-old man believed to have bought the lethal deal died from an overdose.
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JUST hours after an alleged drug dealer was captured on CCTV footage walking through a car park on his way to sell heroin, the 37-year-old man believed to have bought the lethal deal died from an overdose.
About 4pm, on a Monday afternoon last year the man in this picture parked his small hatchback in the carpark of the Red Rooster eatery at Carlton and was seen walking across to the spot where police believe he sold heroin to the victim sitting in a vehicle with a friend. Three hours later, police were called to a property at Rockdale with reports a man had stopped breathing after shooting up heroin. He was taken to nearby St George hospital but died.
Strikeforce Wanganderry, set up to investigate the supply of heroin in the southern suburbs of Sydney, are appealing for the identity of the man captured in this CCTV footage.
After hours of trawling through CCTV footage they discovered the suspected dealer on camera on October 16 last year but believe he is still active in the area and responsible for the sale of heroin which has led to other overdoses, although not fatal.
“Targeting the availability and supply of drugs in our community is a major focus for police. We are committed to do everything we can to tackle the issue but we can’t do it alone,” St George local Area Commander Peter Thurtell.
“I would urge anyone with information about the supply or manufacture of heroin to tell us, and just as importantly, talk to your kids about how dangerous this drug is; that it destroys lives.
“Any death from this drug is a tragedy and we want to avoid further pain for people and the families they leave behind,” Supt Th
Police releasing the CCTV footage will help identify the suspected drug dealer and lead to his arrest.
The man depicted in the vision has been described as being of Caucasian appearance with grey hair; at the time, he was wearing a dark grey shirt, jean shorts and running shoes.