What should I do? I think my neighbour is a drug dealer? I am freaking out

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Emotionape@reddit

If your worried about your safety, calling the police without havibg tons of encrypting evidence, that puts pounds of weed, or lots of harder drugs at the scene...for them to get a warrant.. then having the police show up at his door will make him 10x more hostile because he will assume a neighbor called. I would ask him to conduct his business somewhere else ...tell him to rake a hike to the nearest store and do his business their...come to terms. I dont know lol.. tricky situation for sure.

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Candid-Bike-9165@reddit

I wouldn't accept parcels from them but apart from that I would say mind your own

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th0rw4y_t0rh0w4y@reddit (OP)

I meant there was a bankig mail once and an evri parcel once. And the delivery drivers left it with us

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7ootles@reddit

If he's selling a bit of weed, it's not worth the bother. Unless his behaviour is making your fear for your safety, live and let live. Most weed dealers are just regular guys who aren't out to make trouble, and their customers are usually just people who like to chill. Obviously there are some who are into deeper stuff, but if he was you likely wouldn't have to wonder. And if it's weed it's probably *only* weed.

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th0rw4y_t0rh0w4y@reddit (OP)

Ty for your answer. My main problem is not the weed but the fact that this seems to attract dodgy people into our street. Sometimes knocked down cars are left here for days, sometimes empty suitcases, traders boxes etc. the other day I found some number plates. I think because of them, this place attracts crime escape scene.

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pixelunicorns@reddit

Not to scare you even more but we had an obvious drug dealer next door and it ended with a stabbing. One of the dealers stabbed another over money, he came to our door for help and bled everywhere. It also turned out there was an elderly lady living with him who was being mistreated. I felt awful that I hadn't contacted the police when I first noticed something was off, it doesn't hurt to call the non-emergency line for advice and give what information you have.

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Icy_Philosopher_5549@reddit

Honestly as much as it’s not ideal, I wouldn’t let this scare you, where there is drug dealing there is increased violence, but usually to the people involved, if your not involved it’s highly unlikely it will have any consequence to you. Just checking though when you say some parcels are left with you….you mean like Amazon etc right? Otherwise yeah I’d probably not take those in!

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th0rw4y_t0rh0w4y@reddit (OP)

Oh yes I meant Amazon, royal mail etc

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Happy_Ad_7512@reddit

Well you say that but these people are not well trained or intelligent. It's quite well documented how many times the violence absolutely does, intentionally or not, end up hurting innocent people and /u/pixelunicorns description of someone fleeing to his property could well have been different had a pursuer decided to follow. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/07/olivia-pratt-korbel-scared-killer-shot-her-court](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/07/olivia-pratt-korbel-scared-killer-shot-her-court)

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ToriaLyons@reddit

Yep. OP - do not take in the parcels. Even if they look kosher, if your neighbours are dodgy, they could be scams, and you don't want to be involved in them.

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Professional_Cap_295@reddit

Or drugs.... Its ezpz getting them delivered

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Practice-Regular@reddit

You’re freaking out over a bit of weed? It’s not ideal but it doesn’t sound like it’s causing you any issues and he’s hardly Pablo fucking Escobar.

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th0rw4y_t0rh0w4y@reddit (OP)

The problem is that because of this, this end of the street attracts criminal activity. Cars are left here, probably stolen, sometimes number plates, empty bags, empty builders toolboxes etc. the weed itself doesnt bother me, I dont think thats a bad thing, but the kind of ppl it attracts here

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knobsacker@reddit

>and he’s hardly Pablo fucking Escobar. I wish I could afford to live on the same street as Pablo Escobar (although his pet hippos shitting on your garden must get annoying) and I'd sooner have him as a neighbour than some little scrote selling weed to other little scrotes.

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Capheinated@reddit

Youd sooner have a guy who murdered people than someone selling weed? Wow.

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knobsacker@reddit

On one hand he murdered people but on the other hand he had a zoo in his back garden which is cool.

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Capheinated@reddit

The zoo is definitely a selling point, and I bet he threw some awesome parties (even if you arent a fan of his product), but it feels like the murderous rampages would overshadow things lol

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Happy_Ad_7512@reddit

You sound like Barbara Windsor saying how nice the Kray twins were.

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Capheinated@reddit

I think you replied to the wrong person. Im the one who questioned the sanity of someone preferring Escobar as a neighbour over a low level weed dealer.

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Happy_Ad_7512@reddit

I replied to a post that said "The zoo is definitely a selling point, and I bet he threw some awesome parties (even if you arent a fan of his product),"

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knobsacker@reddit

In terms of wealthy evil people who host big parties I'd rather socialise with Pablo than Epstein. As far as I'm aware Escobar wasn't into noncing. Murderous rampages > noncing

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Happy_Ad_7512@reddit

So again. We've got Charlie Brown on one side with a pet labradoodle selling a bit of weed and on the other side a notorious cartel leader who keeps one of the [https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/deadliest-animals-to-humans](https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/deadliest-animals-to-humans) in his garage.....and you pick (b)?

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BowiesFixedPupil@reddit

I'd tend to agree but this kind of thing can impact on lives. More cars coming through a small dead end road might be a significant negative impact to the area and if that's due to illegal behaviour, well it's going to piss most people off. From the sound of the number of visits, the guy is either low on the chain and selling very little or he's high up and selling large amounts to other dealers/has a network. If it's other dealers driving in and out of the area through the day that really isn't good, a few other stoners, maybe not such a big deal.  OP, I'd think carefully before doing much of anything to be honest. Maybe start sleuthing and taking reg numbers etc so you got a load of info on them if it kicks off (Just kidding, kind of)

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Rich_Thought_6074@reddit

Phone the police, you don't want scumbags bringing trouble into your area, you'll be doing the entire area a service.

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BringBackFatMac@reddit

OP didn’t say anything about trouble. You’re just assuming a weed dealer is a scumbag. Do you know what year it is??

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Rich_Thought_6074@reddit

No. Why don't you enlighten me.

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Waste-Length-1404@reddit

It's 2023, and weed is a herbal medicine that's wrongfully labeled an illicit narcotic.

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Rich_Thought_6074@reddit

Actually, it's an illegal drug. I'm not even bothered by that, no one wants some fucking druggie smackheads in their areas around the family and children.

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Waste-Length-1404@reddit

It's a prescription medication in this country. Yes there's an illegal market for it, doesn't make the individuals who can't afford a script criminals . As for smackheads I would agree.

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Waste-Length-1404@reddit

Mind your own business they are not harming you are there?

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Forteanforever@reddit

Never, ever accept parcels for him or take them to him. You don't know what he's getting and you certainly don't want to be on his doorstep holding a box full of drugs when the cops arrive. The issue isn't someone smoking weed, it's someone selling drugs (and you can't be certain what kind) and the potential problems that come with it: other drug dealers, druggies and the cops.

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Haunting_Side_3102@reddit

Nobody is going to get in to trouble for taking in parcels that are addressed to their neighbour.

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Forteanforever@reddit

Sure, just like no one gets in trouble for carrying the package of some stranger they met in the airport across the border to the stranger's "sick aunt" and no one gets in trouble when the drug-filled backpack of a hitchhiker to whom they gave a ride gets checked during a traffic stop. I can tell that you're a sweet summer child who isn't wise to ways of the world. Wise-up.

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Haunting_Side_3102@reddit

I’m wise enough to know a false equivalence when I see one.

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Forteanforever@reddit

Get some life experience and get back to us.

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Happy-Asparagus3258@reddit

You don’t know it’s only weed. You could be taking in packages of cocaine or heroin for him. Call the police and explain what’s happening, they may be able to use the packages you’re receiving to help convict him. If you don’t want to call the police, then at the very least, stop accepting parcels for him!

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93NotOut@reddit

Drug dealers don't generally entrust valuable consignments of class A drugs to the post / parcel services. Even if that were the case, there's plausible deniability when it comes to receiving anything in the post, unless the police can prove the recipient ordered it. Which would be unlikely for a drug deal.

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TWL5@reddit

Obviously never seen, how to sell drugs online

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93NotOut@reddit

I'm not quite sure what you mean, but I'll give it a go. Yes, drugs are sold online, but that's at retail prices. Even with larger amounts. It wouldn't make sense for somebody to buy wholesale (i.e dealer) amounts at those prices, because you'd have to pass that cost on, so your product would be significantly more expensive than the competition. It's possible to use the dark web to facilitate wholesale business, but it's highly unlikely that you'd entrust such amounts to Royal Mail or DPD rather than a private courier, and a private courier wouldn't leave your parcel - potentially worth thousands - in the hands of a neighbour.

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Professional_Cap_295@reddit

How do you think canadian/Spanish etc weed gets here? People ship pounds through normal mail

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93NotOut@reddit

Really? Nearly all 'Canadian' weed over here is repacked British weed. Same as the 'Cali' that's sold to kids in bright packaging. As for Spain, it's usually sent over in containers hidden in consignments of other goods destined for fake busineses. At least that's how the big time people in my city do it. Pounds of weed through normal mail would only work with multiple recipients of smaller packages. Then you have to consolidate those packages. A logistical nightmare, and very expensive. Perhaps it'd work for a small time dealer, or for less bulky substances (some heroin comes like this from Pakistan), but for weed? Far cheaper and more secure to invest in a lorry and / or containers.

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TWL5@reddit

Netflix documentary mate

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Happy_Ad_7512@reddit

Do they have a gate for security and, do they always lock it?

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kaboxcv@reddit

Only narc in meth Heads. Leave gunja munja alone

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Coconutpieplates@reddit

Do nothing, they could just be your average reseller of all sorts, not drugs. But just FYI if someone's parcel comes to me, they pick it up, I'm not bringing it round unless it's someone I actually want to go see, especially with that greeting.

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PercentageFunny8684@reddit

I hate neighbours like you...when the driver leaves no delivery card, I've had parcels missing for weeks! Don't take the parcel in if you cba to give it to them!

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PercentageFunny8684@reddit

Report it to the police. You have no idea who's turning up, what they're actually selling, or what might happen. I lived in an area for a short while and the obvious street dealer, who was "mainly/only weeds" door got kicked in twice in 3 months for money owed/people trying to Rob him. It's not something you want to be around - and certainly not to be associated with it you ever want to sell your house!

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JustUseTheWordMmmkay@reddit

While a bit of weed sounds harmless, it’s what surrounds it is the worrying thing so I’d be getting photos and reporting it. What if there is violence nearby? Do you have/plan to have kids and if so, do you want them growing up near that? What about your house value? Will put off future buyers if they know about it. These people often exploit young teenagers to do their deliveries so dragging more people into that lifestyle. I’d be reporting asap.

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mmmmmmmm112@reddit

My neighbour definitely is a dealer, makes the street extremely safe as there is always some around during the day and he is watching the property for us it seems, . . Potentially also why we have cctv cameras and the brightest street lights in Britain but I’m not complaining, kids can leave their new bikes out front and never touched!

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Mean-Marionberry8560@reddit

Give me his number

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Coraldiamond192@reddit

If it really bothers you or you feel unsafe report it to the police but chances are without evidence they won't be able to do much. Otherwise if your know the landlord contact them.

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Still_Guide_1494@reddit

I'm not sure about contacting the landlord. Potentially making someone homeless over just a bit of weed seems like a nasty thing to do. If it's just weed ignore it. Something like 50%+ of the population has smoked weed at some point or another and it's less bad for society and the individual than alcohol in the majority of cases.

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FluffyBeaks@reddit

Never knew there were so many dirty junkies frequenting this sub. But it does explain the state of it and how braindead so many of the questions and responses are. OP, call the police and report it - Crack addicts are natural cowards and will never do anything if there's any danger of being caught, so it will probably make them back off/move away.

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Jonography@reddit

"bUT itS JuSt wEEed bro"

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BamberGasgroin@reddit

What planet do you live on? (It sounds nice.)

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probablythrowaway71@reddit

Nothing. They want to be of no problem to you, that's the first rule. Reciprocate it if you want. You are lucky to know that they deal, if they wanted you would of never found out. If you react negatively it will lead to a chain of events and you wont ever hear anything again (although it will continue to exist regardless).

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probablythrowaway71@reddit

Too many downvotes in such a short span of time and no more? Even stranger than my comment

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Several-Addendum-18@reddit

Report it

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SweatyAd9240@reddit

Either buy some drugs or mind your business

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robster9090@reddit

Why would you do anything

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Environmental_Elk952@reddit

as someone that grew up around drug dealers they bring a lot of danger not only to themselves but anyone near by.

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robster9090@reddit

As someone who also grew up around some , if you didn’t bother them they didn’t bother you.

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Environmental_Elk952@reddit

Not true. from angry drug addicts kicking off on street. dodgy people hanging around. police constantly on the street. constant violence. Also the damage they do to communities.

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Substantial-Skill-76@reddit

I think you're mistaking them for pissheads.

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Environmental_Elk952@reddit

No drug dealers. which is what i said. having smack heads or speed addicts constantly knocking on your door asking where that neighbour is. etc police and kick offs. drug dealers do bother you even if you don’t bother them.

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breakfastboeufet@reddit

I think the post is about somebody selling some weed. Maybe not ideal depending on who they are and the type of people they're selling to, but they're far from smack heads. They're very unlikely to be constantly knocking on your door if they're smoking weed and trying to complete Grabd Turismo 4 on the hardest setting.

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Environmental_Elk952@reddit

My reply was about drug dealers. i think this image that weed smokers are just very relaxed people 24/7 is wrong. a lot of very violent men smoke it to ‘chill them out’. once they’ve ran out they can cause a lot of trouble. i don’t think anyone would be wrong for not wanting to live next to a drug dealer.

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MrPogoUK@reddit

The thing I’d be most worried about is someone coming to rob the dealer and getting slightly the wrong address. Doesn’t happen too often, but there are multiple cases a year of armed men breaking into the wrong house and demanding“where’s the fucking drugs? Where’s the fucking money?” from innocent people who are unable to comply and often end up getting injured very badly as a result.

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sebuq@reddit

This reads like Pulp Fiction part.II..

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TheIncontrovert@reddit

I've met a good few hundred stoners in my life and I can honestly say not one of them was aggressive. The sheer numbers would indicate my experience is not a statistical outlier although I confess it is possible. I think the problem is some people take weed and other things. Someone i used to know was a stoner and a cokehead. He was aggressive as fuck on coke but wouldn't harm a spider on weed. I actually seen him bring a house spider outside once. Although the result is the same, the spider died. Folks, you need to learn this, either kill the fucking spider or leave it be. Putting it outside is just condemning it to a slow death.

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Environmental_Elk952@reddit

i think ‘stoner’ is a term for a certain type of weed smoker. Someone that smokes weed isn’t always very chilled. like someone else said they smoke it alongside other drugs or alcohol. I don’t really care if someone smokes it or does other drugs. but making out like drug dealers are lovely neighbours and don’t cause any issues even if it is just weed isnt my experience and it isn’t always true.

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Evil_Knavel@reddit

\> i think this image that weed smokers are just very relaxed people 24/7 is wrong. a lot of very violent men smoke it to ‘chill them out’. once they’ve ran out they can cause a lot of trouble. As someone who has had smackhead, cokehead, pisshead and stoner neighbours, give me the stoners everytime. Anyway, with that out of the way back to dealers. On the "I think my neighbour is a criminal" scale, suspecting them of selling weed is pretty far down the table of things to be worried about. \> having smack heads or speed addicts constantly knocking on your door asking where that neighbour is. etc police and kick offs OP didnt say any of those things are happening. Only that their neighbour gets a lot of visitors who don't wait long and seems a bit paranoid.

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Substantial-Skill-76@reddit

Bro, what utter horseshit. A massive amount of men (and women) drink alcohol to chill out and also go round kicking people's heads in. And they are often drug addicts (alcoholics)

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Environmental_Elk952@reddit

exactly no one wants to live near someone that constantly has these people outside.

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Substantial-Skill-76@reddit

You said drug addicts. There's more alcohol drug addicts 'kicking off' than anyone else.

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robster9090@reddit

Sorry did you just say I was making that ? You have seen too many films. A weed dealer isn’t bringing police round they barely get out to burglaries . You ignore it until affects you then ring the police

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RunFasterIHearBanjos@reddit

Because maybe people don’t want to live next to drug dealers 🤨

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CatherineBoylee@reddit

In this cost of living crisis everyone has to do their part. Consign an ounce off him and get to selling. Could he a decent income stream.

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britishsaucefiendv2@reddit

How sheltered do you have to be to react like this.

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knobsacker@reddit

Carefully open the parcels. If they have drugs then hide them Get a burner phone Set up an anonymous bank account or paypal or whatever. Send a letter to his address and make it a bit cryptic something like "we believe your previous package has been intercepted. We have had to change payment details. Please pay me on [insert your payment details] for any future deliveries. Do not contact me on any previous contacts and they have been compromised, use [insert burner phone number]" Once the payment comes through. Knock on and say "I think a package has come for you" and deliver the original drugs package. Then you will probably get paid again for their next order.

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newtobitcoin111@reddit

Crimestoppers and you can report it anonymously. See if anything happens

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YchYFi@reddit

Tweak is that you

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Dry_Action1734@reddit

Either do nothing or report to the police. It’s baffling that you would freak out over this, especially as you only think it’s weed. Crime of the century, it is not.

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CH2599@reddit

How about mind your own business, and focus on your own life.

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TheIncontrovert@reddit

If its harder stuff or its attracting a bad crowd/antisocial behavior feel free to report it. If its just a bit of weed, mind your business. Be wary of the parcels though, if its a regular thing he could be getting product shipped to you.

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RazzmatazzBrief2100@reddit

I wouldn’t even worry about it. It should be legal anyway. If you had meth heads coming around at all hours of the night it could be a worry but I doubt it will have an impact on you.

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

If it’s not affecting your life I’d probably just mind your own business.

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Ok_Word_7570@reddit

Mind your business

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joebewaan@reddit

If you give me their number I’ll have a word with them.

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JouMassePoes@reddit

Mind your own business?

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tdog666@reddit

Mind your business unless there’s anything putting you or someone else in immediate danger.

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MarketHairy3075@reddit

Ask him for a 20 bag and chill out

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sammia111@reddit

Unless he does soething to endanger you or others nearby there's nothig you can do.

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A_Wee_Talisker@reddit

Ask them for mates rates.

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Flimsy-Two-751@reddit

The only correct answer

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jade8384@reddit

🤣 this ⬆️

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WatchOne2032@reddit

Don't do anything. It shouldn't have any effect on you if you just stay chilled out

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SteviesShoes@reddit

Invite them round for dinner.

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Klutzy_Cake5515@reddit

Stop accepting parcels for them if you're uncomfortable. Besides that, I'm not sure what else you'd want to do. What are you trying to accomplish here?

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

Buy some, you clearly need to chill out.

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JonathnJms2829@reddit

Buy some?

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hydromiesaurus@reddit

ask for a cut of the parcels you deliver. get paid son.

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