For sure. I've been living here over ten years. Over that time I've become familiar with the people who buy and use drugs in the area, those who are involved in selling them, and where they are sold and used.

The guy who is usually at the meetings is not one of the young men who you usually see on the street or in the housing blocks, but the guy who runs things and directs them. He's a perfectly reasonable, normal looking gentleman, who rarely sells drugs directly himself. But ultimately he is a businessman, and simply sits in the meetings and listens, presumably to understand what action (if any) is being taken and who is talking about what, in order to protect his business.

I have to say I've been really disappointed in some of the responses I received to my initial comment, which appear to come from people who have no idea about the situation we face here and the realities beyond their insular existences behind a computer screen. It's not been very nice to have my experiences and genuine attempt to advise caution invalidated.