She became a celebrity who was often in the local press. On one occasion, she warned about the spread of drugs after a man had died of a heroin overdose in a Wintercomfort bathroom. The neighbours of the new day centre she wanted to open protested noisily and a faction within Cambridgeshire police's criminal investigation department decided to go for her. At first sight, they appeared to have an impossible task. The simple division between drug users and dealers breaks down on the briefest of examinations.
Many desperate people buy drugs, sell half at a small profit and take the rest themselves.
They're scarcely Napoleons of crime. A confusingly named Inspector Constable sat on the charity's advisory board but never warned Wyner she faced prosecution. When the police told her that drugs were on sale, she banned anyone dealing in or suspected of dealing in drugs from the centres. Constable agreed her policy was sensible and all appeared well. But Cambridgeshire CID wanted her to take zero tolerance a step further by giving them the names of the alleged dope peddlers.