Previously a police officer for 14 years, Adrian is able to draw upon years of experience both in investigating drug crime as a Detective Constable and providing drug expert evidence.

Adrian retired from the police and is now an independent Drug Expert Witness, and founder of The Drug Expert Witness Service based in Hampshire.

He provides drug expert evidence to assist the Courts and Criminal Justice process, and has given live evidence in Youth, Magistrates and Crown Courts.

Adrian provides evidence on cases from street level right up to and including wholesale supply cases involving organised crime groups.

Adrian has provided drug expert reports in over 750 cases and has peer reviewed in excess of 500 drug expert reports provided by drug experts instructed by both the prosecution and defence.

Based in Hampshire but able to work across the whole of the UK, Adrian can provide both slow time reports and those needed urgently for upcoming trials.

Adrian provides expert evidence in the following areas for the prosecution and defence:

Overview and valuation of the most common illicit drugs in the UK.

Opinion evidence on supply and possession cases.

Organised Crime Drug Trafficking including the use of encrypted messaging such as EncroChat.

County Line drug trafficking.

Drug line valuations.

Cannabis cultivation and Cannabis light (CBD vs THC).

Roles and responsibilities within drug supply organisations.

Slang terminology, dealer and tick lists, images, drug packaging and POCA.

Music festival and HMP supply and use.

Areas also include:

Encrochat, Encrypted, Interpret, Interpretation, HMP Prison, Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin, Drug, Expert DEW, THC, CBD, OCG, Organised crime, Defence expert, County line.