Redemption by Greg Tuck

Author:Greg Tuck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: crime, mystery, police, scotland, twins, kidnap, investigations, ransom, cairns, drug trafficking
Publisher: Greg Tuck

Chapter 23

Four questions, just four questions were being asked both in Cairns and Inverness. These same four questions had been designed not to eliminate a suspect from their enquiries because theses same suspects were already determined to be guilty by the police, but to elicit further information and further incriminate these people. Their lawyers would be told that they could choose to answer the questions or not, but if not that their clients would be formally charged on the spot with the possession of and dealing with illegal substances. The lawyers may wish to argue over the second charge, but would be told that it would be up to the court to decide on their guilt or innocence. Subtle reference to the fact that the court of public opinion, via social media and the print media, was out of police control. It was to be hinted that it was all about saving reputations.

Nat had gained permission from the commander to follow this course of action and call in the best interviewers from CID and uniform. All worked from the same script. No variations were allowed.

The first question seemed benign, but was there to establish a timeline. It came in a few parts. “Have you noticed any change over the years in the quality of the drugs that you and your friends have been using? If so, specify as precisely as you can, the dates that change was noticed.”

Of course, this was basically admitting to the possession of drugs and possibly leading to the illegal distribution, but it was designed to establish when the McAllisters may have started, when the push to the high-end market began and if the disappearance of the men had caused a change in the quality and possibly cost. The answers would also provide a clue as to how much was being kept in advance by the end users as the last date of distribution by the McAllisters was known. That clue would also invite further raids on the users’ property to find out where the future-use drugs were stashed. Both Scotland’s and Queensland’s laws had levels where the amount of drugs in possession determined sentences and whether a person was deemed to be a user only or a pusher as well.

The second question was not unexpected and it would be very easy to determine whether the person being interviewed was lying or not given what was already known by the police. Again, it was in a few parts. “What were the methods used to order, deliver and pay for the drugs that had been found in your possession?” The answers would establish whether there were any middle men in the process. Given the tightness of the McAllisters’ known approach, this was unlikely. What Donald and Sarge were really after, was extra detail on the payment system which might give them a backdoor entry into the McAllisters’ operation. The transfer of money, electronically or even in cash invariably left a trail no matter how it was disguised.

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