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‘And what’s it worth?’

‘The dealer passes on that kilo for around £28,000–£35,000 to sellers, known as soldiers The soldiers then add baking powder and brick dust until they have four kilos, which they sell on in grams or joeys for forty pounds a time to their customers A top soldier can make a profit of seventy to a hundred thousand pounds a et, Jeff, it’s cash, so they won’t end up paying any tax, and with that kind of profit there are a lot of punters out there willing to take the risk The heroin on sale at King’s Cross or Piccadilly,’ William continues, ‘will usually be about four to seven per cent pure The heroin that the s back froh as 92 per cent pure By the way,’ he adds, ‘if the soldiers didn’t dilute their wares – cut the smack – they’d kill off most of their customers within a week’

‘How many heroin addicts are there in this country?’ I ask

‘Around a quarter of abusiness’

‘And how many of those…’

A buzzer goes to alert the prison staff that the work period is over, and in a few moments ill be escorted back to our cells Williaards to your wife – a truly ree that he preferred to believe the word of so a thief But whatever you do, keep writing the books, because however long you live, there’s always going to be a Keane in jail’

William offers me one final piece of advice before we part ‘I know you’ve been attending chapel on Sundays, but try the RCs this week Father Kevin preaches a fine sermon, and you’ll like him’

I walk back tospent two hours being educated

On the route march back to my cell I’m joined by Ali (breach of trust, st

ole £28,000 froave it all back), who has also received his hill on Monday, a D-cat He asks where I’

‘I can’t be sure,’ I tell hiht soainst the move’

‘Can’t blame you By the way, did you notice how peaceful the workshop was this afternoon?’ Ali asks

‘I didn’t see any difference from the last time I was there’

‘No, the whole ated the moment you walked into the roo, and a lot ets done’

‘I can’t believe that’