Drug death hotel whistleblower claims he was told not to evict suspect dealers

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Drug death hotel whistleblower claims he was told not to evict suspect dealers
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A whistleblower who worked at a notorious drug deaths hotel claims he tried to evict drug dealers but was thwarted by bosses

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The Record has told of three deaths since May 4 at the Queens Park Hotel and a total of 11 in just over three years. More than 40 deaths have happened at six homeless hotels in Glasgow since March 2020.Bosses at the hotel, which is used to house homeless single people by Glasgow City Council. deny any wrongdoing.

He said he was disgusted that a woman who stayed in Room 55 at the hotel had died, yet the dealers were allowed to stay at the hotel and carry on with their trade as normal. “We would happily evict anyone for taking too much coffee of sugar or for failing to beat a midnight curfew a couple of times. And if someone was rude or aggressive to staff they were out on their ear.

She said: “You have all the evidence you need from looking at the number of deaths to know that drugs are rife in the place. I was told that everyone knows who is dealing the drugs. The spokesperson aded: “Homelessness Services have support workers placed within Queens Park Hotel, two to three days a week, with wellbeing checks on residents carried out daily.

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