At just 27, social worker Chloe Scott shattered her duty to protect by recruiting a teen into a vast drug and gun network.
At a Glance
- Chloe Scott, 27, a former children’s social worker, has been jailed for 12 years for running a drug and firearm supply network in London.
- She recruited a vulnerable 15-year-old boy to act as a courier for the criminal enterprise.
- Her accomplice, Miles Addy, 30, directed the operation using a contraband phone from his prison cell.
- The network was uncovered after police intercepted the teenage courier, leading to the discovery of cocaine and weapons.
A Social Worker’s Shocking Double Life
Chloe Scott, a 27-year-old social worker tasked with safeguarding vulnerable children, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for leading a double life as a key figure in a major drug and firearm supply network. She was convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to transfer prohibited firearms.
Her partner, convicted felon Miles Addy, 30, was sentenced to a concurrent term of 10 years and eight months for directing the criminal operation from his prison cell using a contraband phone. Scott’s abuse of her trusted position has sent shockwaves through the social services community.
Recruiting a Vulnerable Teen
The most disturbing aspect of Scott’s crimes was her exploitation of a 15-year-old boy, whom she recruited to act as a courier for the network. The entire operation unraveled when officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command intercepted the teen and found him in possession of drugs.
A subsequent search of Scott’s car and home uncovered cocaine, cash, and a sophisticated firearm that had been linked to a previous shooting. According to the Daily Mail, encrypted communications tied her directly to Addy’s prison-based operation, leaving them “with little choice but to admit to their offending.”
A “Devastating” Betrayal of Trust
The case has highlighted the devastating impact of organized crime on London communities. “As police officers we all too often see the devastating consequences of drugs and weapons on the streets of London,” said Detective Inspector Damian Hill of the Metropolitan Police. “These dangerous offenders helped fuel violent crime, and we won’t stand for it.”
The local council where Scott had been placed as an agency social worker issued a statement distancing itself from her actions. “Chloe Scott was a social worker supplied to us by an agency for a short period,” a spokesperson said. The case underscores an urgent need for rigorous oversight within social services to prevent such a profound betrayal of trust from happening again.
