Spalding man jailed after police find 'pill press machine' and stash of drugs including anabolic steroids worth £92,000

A man has been jailed for his involvement in the production of Class C drugs over a period of three years.

Paul Tallo, (47), of Cranesgate North, Spalding was sentenced to four years and six months at Lincoln Crown Court last week.

The court heard how officers carried out a warrant on Wednesday 29 November at an address in Cranesgate North.

Specialist officers carried out a search and found a large-scale pill making factory inside the property. Three pill press machines were found as well as an assortment of pills totalling 60,000.

Powders, including Diazepam and anabolic steroids, were also found in large containers inside a hidden room in the house.

Both anabolic steroids and Diazepam are classed as a Class C substance, which means they are illegal to possess, sell or deal, unless prescribed by a doctor for medical reasons.

Following forensic analysis, the pills were found to be steroids, Benzodiazepines and Buprenorphine, and are believed to have an estimated street value of around £92,000.

Further inquiries also led officers to a storage container with the same substances in Sutton St James.

Tallo was arrested and charged with a total of 11 counts of producing a controlled drug of Class C.

The officer who led the investigation, DC Patricia Burney-Davis from the Boston Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said: “I am happy with the result of this investigation. It shows that even though we are a relatively small police force, that we will still endeavour to prosecute those who try to commit criminal offences within Lincolnshire.”