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Major emergency response as fire spreads through Otley school building

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A significant fire and rescue operation is underway at Otley Primary School, where flames have spread from toilets to the roof of the building.

Why it matters: The fire has prompted a large emergency response, with seven fire engines currently at the scene.

The latest: Fire crews are battling to contain the blaze, which started in a ground-floor toilet at 15:37 on Monday.

Details:

  • Fire crews from Ipswich East, Princes Street, Woodbridge and Framlingham are at the scene

  • The fire has spread to the roof of the single-storey building, which is roughly 25m x 25m

  • Firefighters are using two hose reel jets and a larger covering jet

  • An aerial turntable ladder is also being deployed

The good news: No casualties have been reported.

What's next: Police and fire services are asking the public to avoid the Chapel Road area while firefighting efforts continue.

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Albanian drug dealer jailed after hiding cocaine in underwear

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An Albanian man who concealed cocaine in his underwear and presented a fake driving licence to police has been jailed for 38 months.

Why it matters: The arrest led to the discovery of more than £20,000 worth of uncut cocaine at an Ipswich address. Regi Salillari, 28, from Albania, was stopped by officers from the West Area Sentinel team on 29 January while driving in Thorney Way, Stowmarket.

Albanian drug dealer Regi Salillari
Albanian drug dealer Regi SalillariSuffolk Constabulary

The details: When approached by police, Salillari attempted to deceive officers by producing a counterfeit Italian driving licence.

Officers searched him and found:

  • Four bags of cocaine hidden in his underwear

  • More than £500 in cash

Following his arrest, a search of an address in Ipswich uncovered:

  • More than £20,000 worth of uncut cocaine

  • Over £1,000 in cash

Cash and cocaine was seized by police
Cash and cocaine was seized by policeSuffolk Constabulary

In court: Salillari appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on 26 March, where he pleaded guilty to:

  • Possession with intent to supply cocaine

  • Driving with no insurance

  • Possessing a fraudulent document with intent to deceive

What they're saying: PC Harry Tully from the West Sentinel team said: "Salillari came to Stowmarket with the sole intention of supplying Class A drugs in the town. When intercepted by officers he attempted to deceive them by proving false details and producing fake documents which he had clearly gone to some lengths to obtain."

"Fortunately, the tenacious officers quickly saw past this elaborate ruse and he was arrested. We will continue to proactively target those involved in organised crime wherever they might be in our county."

The bottom line: Salillari now begins a 38-month prison term, as Suffolk authorities maintain their stance of significant custodial sentences for Class A drug dealers operating in the county.

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