A COCAINE and cannabis dealer made a doomed bid to flee after being caught “bang to rights” by police.
Edward Charles Brand, 25, was one of three men seen by PCs on patrol in Carlisle at 3pm on March 8.
“One of the males, Mr Brand, had a large black gun case over his shoulder,” prosecutor Gerard Rogerson told the city’s crown court.
“Officers decided to stop and speak to the males. From two metres away they were greeted by the smell of cannabis.
“As they spoke to the males, Mr Brand suddenly dropped the black rifle bag he was carrying to the ground and also threw a mobile phone towards one of his companions, asking him to ‘grab that’.