Drug dealer behind bars after being twice caught in Staffordshire
A drug dealer was caught in possession of cocaine, cannabis, cash and mobile phones in Hednesford and Rugeley.
Jamie Bradley, aged 24, of Cannock, was spotted by officers at the wheel of a black Ford Mondeo, in Horse Fair, in Rugeley town centre at around 1pm on August 14.
Staffordshire Police said after parking up in Tom Smith Way the defendant was searched along with the front seat passenger by officers from its major and organised crime proactive team. It was they who found the cash, two phones and cocaine.
Several bags of cannabis were discovered inside the car and in a nearby garden resulting in Bradley being arrested before being later released on police bail. In the meantime the officers seized the car due to it not being insured for the road.
The force said on September 3 Bradley was again stopped and searched by officers, in Market Street, in Hednesford.
They found £1,810 in cash, a mobile phone and a key to a Nissan Qashqai.
When they searched the car cannabis was found inside. This vehicle was also seized for no insurance.
Further investigations revealed evidence that Bradley was involved in the supply of cocaine and cannabis.
Bradley was sentenced to four years in prison at Stafford Crown Court on October 24 for pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis and possession with intent to supply cannabis.
He pleaded guilty to possessing criminal property, which was in relation to the cash, and possession of cocaine and cannabis for which he received no separate penalty.
However, he was banned from driving for 12 months after admitting using a vehicle on a road without third party insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
