Deadly Intent by Lynda La Plante

Author:Lynda La Plante
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
ISBN: 9780743295741
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

It was almost four when Sam was confident that they should move in. He had two wagons with drug-and-weapon sniffer dogs, and had orchestrated the entire bust along the same lines as the massive one two years previously. He was still astonished that the two targets had brazenly taken over the café and hair salon, knowing they had been the focus of a previous drug bust. It was either arrogance or stupidity, or gross misjudgment and inexperience.

Anna said nothing. If these two men also worked out of the Chalk Farm drug squat, then that was how they operated—taking over rundown properties. From their luxury cars, they were obviously making money hand over fist. Could one of them be the killer of Frank Brandon?

Sam turned to her, adjusting his earpiece. “Okay, it’s going down. It makes it a lot easier in broad daylight.”

Anna stood up, but he gestured for her to remain sitting.

“Watch from here! I don’t want you in the thick of it. Let me do my job.”

Anna frowned. The hours she had been hanging out there, and now she was told she wouldn’t be in on the arrest! It really infuriated her, but there was nothing she could say.

The two police people-carriers suddenly drove up and moved into position, blocking off the road exits at either end. At the same time, armed officers moved in from the front and rear of the building.

Anna stared from the high window as the suspects came out with their hands on their heads. A few women were screeching and shouting abuse, as they had been removed from beneath the dryers. The hairdressers, wearing bright pink overalls, were also shouting and yelling as they were led out. They formed two lines along the pavement as the officers with the dogs held back the yapping, barking animals. The young kids were herded out and lined up; next came two mean-looking men with muscles and black shirts and trousers, struggling as they were cuffed. It was like a bizarre Noah’s Ark, with people being brought out two by two.

The last out were their two targets, Delroy Planter and Silas Roach. Both men were handcuffed to heavyweight officers and forced to stand facing the wall. The sniffer dogs were then released inside both the café and the hair salon. The weapon-sniffer dog weaved in and out of the lines of men and women. It was extraordinary to watch; if the dog picked up the scent of a weapon on someone, it sat down in front of them. The dogs were switched every fifteen minutes to keep their sense of smell clear.

While weapons were being recovered this way, from flick knives to machetes to small-caliber pistols, armed officers with large boxes were removing a further array of weapons from the café. Then came the uniformed officers, ready to remove the men and woman, take down statements, and generally pave the way for clearing the area. They took the first load away as Delroy and Silas remained facing the wall.

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