1/1 A drug dealer on crutches threw away two Kinder Surprise eggs containing crack cocaine and heroin as he hurried off from the police, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Phillip Mee was seen discarding the eggs after he was suspected of drug dealing in Acres Street, Keighley, on the morning of February 7 last year. Yesterday, he was jailed for 27 months to run concurrently with a 26 month prison sentence he is already serving for affray. Mee, 23, of no fixed address, was sentenced on a video link to HMP Wealstun where he is currently an inmate. Prosecutor Ashleigh Metcalfe said that police officers on the watch for drug dealers saw Mee going down a ginnel.
Man fled country after being caught with drugs and stun gun in Bradford A man who fled the country after he was caught driving an uninsured Audi in Bradford city centre with cannabis and a stun gun has been jailed for five months. Patrick Krok failed to attend his trial at Bradford Crown Court and was arrested at Stanstead Airport when he returned from the Czech Republic. Yesterday, he appeared before the court on a video link to HMP Leeds where he was remanded in custody following his apprehension in March. Krok, 30, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply, possession of a prohibited weapon and failing to answer his court bail.
Ervis Roci and Edi Kotorri. Picture: West Yorkshire Police TWO men who grew cannabis with a street value of £500,000 between them have been jailed for a total of 40 months. The pair, Ervis Roci and Edi Kotorri, originally from Albania, were caught after a raid on two neighbouring terraced houses in Bradford last month. Bradford Crown Court heard how police entered 6 Firth Road in Manningham, on May 27, at 7.40am after a number of reports that cannabis was being grown at the house. Prosecutor Clare Walsh described how a cannabis growing operation was found on three floors of the house, and officers noticed access to the neighbouring house, number 8, could be gained through the loft.
DFAT chiefâs departure sparks public service reshuffle
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A looming reshuffle among the upper echelons of the public service is unlikely to see the ambitious head of the Home Affairs Department, Michael Pezzullo, move to the Defence Department following the departure of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson.
In one of Canberraâs worst kept secrets, Ms Adamson was named on Wednesday as South Australiaâs next governor. She will finish up as the nationâs top diplomat on June 25.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Frances Adamson will become South Australian governor in October.Â