A Tale of The Granny and the Rabbit Hole Drugs.

Medellin, Pablo Escobar, the Juarez Cartel,  Arturo Beltran Leveya, Los Zetas, Los Nortenos, General Noriega, El Chango and Tony Montana all of these are significant names and locations in the pantheon of the global drugs trade. Now another name and place can be added to this notorious list, Landkey and The Granny. Both Landkey, the quiet North Devon village which has found itself at the centre of the global drugs trade, and the narco nom de guerre, The Granny will soon assume their place in this ever expanding hall of infamy. I'm sure that when Los Tigres del Norte or a similar electro-mariachi ensemble hear of The Granny's exploits over here in North Devon they are bound to set about lauding her outlaw life in song and the tale of the Granny and the Rabbit Hole Drugs(La Abuela y Los Drogas del Agujero de Cornejo) will be born and rise to become a top seller in the bandit hit parade.
The Granny and her shady associate Mr X are thought to have handled at least fifteen shipments of cocaine over a period of eight months and were using a caravan on their smallholding out at Landkey as a distribution point. According to police, who had them under surveillance for some time, they were running a "family business" as wholesale dealers in cocaine (t'wouldn't be the first local family business to be founded on the gains from illicit activities neither) Once again Devon and Cornwall police have managed to nab chummy by using up to the minute technology, they had at their disposal a device which logged vehicle number plates, I suppose in this case it could be some sort of fancy telephoto lens, and after some weeks watching the comings and goings at the vegetable plot they were able to swoop. Whereupon, they discovered a quantity of cash, several thousand pound at least at the last count and saw Mr X, just before having his collar felt, throwing away a packet into a neighbouring field. However, as the packet had just lodged in a hedge the police were able to retrieve it. Later after extensive forensic analysis they were able to ascertain that it contained a significant amount of cocaine. Interestingly the packet was embossed with an Alice in Wonderland motif which turned out to be the logo of the family firm. They then brought in Misty the local sniffer dog and began to undertake an extensive search of the property and it wasn't too long before the keen nosed 2 1/2 year old Dachsund Springer Spaniel cross soon uncovered 173 grams of the drug down a rabbit hole. Thinking about it I suppose the Alice and Wonderland reference may have provided a clue as to where the drugs could be found. Sherlock Holmes maybe, D&C police unlikely.
Of course, due to it's prime Atlantic location and the propensity of many of it's inhabitants towards enjoying the odd puff, toot or two, this is not the first time North Devon has found itself mixed up in the international drug smuggling business. A few years back armed police swooped upon a boat moored at Bideford Quay which contained millions of pounds of narcotic cargo and bales of the stuff are often washed up on local beaches and coves. I meself keep an eager eye open for such a windfall down at Ashford Strand. To my mind it's the local equivalent of winning the lottery, better odds and all.
Now I've heard of all sorts of methods used the concealing and transportation of drugs including the use of mules, but I reckon this must be the first time in the history of narcotrafficking that rabbits have been involved. Another first for North Devon.



Could Landkey and The Granny find themselves the anti-heroic subjects of a narco corrido like this one? I must say I do like the tune.