A DRUG dealer has been jailed after being caught with ketamine, ecstasy and cocaine in Swanage. Matthew Kenneth Timothy Bates was sentenced to two years and nine months after pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, possession and intent to supply a class B drug and resisting a constable. He was caught after being spotted with the drugs wraps on his lap while sat in a parked car. The resisting charge came after Bates, aged 32 and of Higher Days Road, Swanage, tried fighting officers as they tried to detain him. Bates was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday, March 8, after admitting the offences at the same court during a hearing on September 24, last year.
Matthew Kenneth Timothy Bates jailed for two years and nine months A MAN has been jailed for two years and nine months for possession of drugs with intent to supply and resisting or obstructing a police constable doing their duty. Matthew Kenneth Timothy Bates, from Swanage, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on September 24, 2020 and pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled drug of class A with intent to supply, possession of a controlled drug of class B with intent to supply and resisting or wilfully obstructing a constable in the performance of their duties. He was sentenced at the same court on March 8, 2021.