Drug dealer caught with £1,400 worth of cocaine jailed for three years
A DRUG dealer caught with cocaine, cannabis and cash after the car he was travelling in was spotted acting suspiciously has been jailed for three years.
Steven Ford was arrested on June 5 with 71 zip-lock bags of cocaine and three large bags of cannabis – all worth £1,420 – after police pulled the car over in Redcar.
The 23-year-old also had £135 in cash and a large canister of nitrous oxide seized by officers.
Teesside crown Court heard how Ford was the front seat of the car and was in possession of a carrier bag stuffed with the illicit drugs.