Det Con Greg Ashfield said: "We found plenty of evidence showing that Rose was actively dealing drugs and that the cash we found in a holdall was money derived from selling cannabis. His drugs hotline - which used the brand names Kano and CJ - trafficked drugs valued at almost 250,000 from Coventry on to the streets of Stratford and Leamington. She then called her son and told him Allen "would sort you out" with "a lot more than" a gym membership, the court was told, adding he had told her it made him "feel better to know he's got a face on the jury". The 26-year-old, of Vincent Wyles House, in Wyken, was jailed for five years and eight months after a jury convicted him of possessing the drugs with intent to supply and possessing a prohibited firearm. He was also charged with a further count of possession of cocaine with intent to supply, and possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply as part of a separate investigation. It led to the pair being arrested and charged. 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This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mugshots of Coventry charity tin thieves who have committed over 250 crimes. But the 47-year-old was caught when Northumbria Police officers uncovered the encrypted messages he sent to Liam Pow, who was running a drugs ring, during March and May 2020 - when the UK was in Covid lockdown. Rose, of Bruce Road, Radford, was arrested in September 2014 when almost half a kilo of cannabis was found in a car owned by an accomplice, police said. In his police interview, Ahmed then claimed he had been out for a walk and was on his way to buy some trainers, claiming he happened to find the drugs and knife while out. When they searched Ahmed, they found a large knife tucked into his trousers. Even Simone Hall's attempts to hide the drugs in her bra when police swooped weren't enough to conceal what they were up to. Yet sadly not a day seems to go by without somebody being before our courts in relation to drug offences. 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"Why Damien Drackley said that only he knows, but one obvious explanation is that he knew perfectly well others had seen it and thought it might be best to front it up, leave the impression that he was as surprised as them so to speak," he told the court. After hauling him to Coventry Police Station, officers found 148 wraps of the drugs hidden in his underwear. "Our role as officers is to keep our communities safe and we work to take these types of people of our streets. A pair of Coventry drug dealers will spend years behind bars for dealing heroin and cocaine in nearby towns. A woman and 12 men have been jailed for their roles in a drug wholesale operation that supplied dealers across the county. Sign up for our daily newsletter here for all the latest news about Warwickshire. Heartbreaking full story of Coventry JLR worker Ian Kirwan killed for standing up to boys terrorising Asda, Boy, 13, aimed 'gun' at undercover police car and people in street before officers found it was fake, Chilling footage of Jake Davison stalking streets with gun during rampage which left five dead, Coventry man among two arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Bedworth, Dangerous sex offender jailed for 14 years for abusing girls, (L to R) Nathan Kyle and Keaton Clements dealt drugs on the streets of Warwickshire. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Tina and Sams Caf shut for good on Saturday, February 18. They can be small-time dealers who sell small quantities to offset the costs of their own drug use, or they can be highly organized groups and businesspeople within high-organized operations that run like a serious business. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Rose and three other men were handed 12-month prison sentences, suspended for 18 months, after they all admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply in November. A pair of Coventry drug dealers will spend years behind bars for dealing heroin and cocaine in nearby towns. Officers then turned their attention to Windmill and, with the help of colleagues in West Midlands Police, they arrested him at his Coventry home in February 2021. Mr Badenoch said: "The principal issue in the case was knowledge of the drugs. Pollard-Mersom, from Henley Green, and Jordan Hill - another senior member of the gang who managed the deliveries and took orders on the County Line - admitted conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. While being arrested, Ahmed said the large knife belonged to his friend and he had simply picked it up from his kitchen. 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But police in Rugby found all of his drug, no matter where it was hidden, and he was charged with possession of the drug with intent to supply. Drug dealers were caught with cocaine with a street value of 500,000 after undertaking a police patrol . Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk, Leamington town centre Post Office branch re-opens, In pictures: Spring bulbs start to bloom in Leamington town centre parks, Locals out in force for Warwick pancake race, Warwickshire OAP found guilty of multiple counts of child cruelty - including letting her husband sexually abuse them, Efforts continue to bring back endangered bird species in Warwick, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The members of two drugs gangs were taken down by police after trafficking an estimated 17kg of cocaine between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. drugs valued at almost 250,000 from Coventry on to the streets of Stratford and Leamington. He was quickly captured and arrested. He must forfeit 25,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act after Warwickshire Justice Centre rejected his claims the majority of the cash was from the show hosted by Noel Edmunds. Some have been sentenced while others are still awaiting their fate, Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. 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WEST CHESTER The question surrounding the identity of the masked gunman who shot and killed the teenage son of a North Coventry drug dealer during a botched robbery, as the youth attempted to . The court heard he volunteered to be jury foreman but was unsuccessful in his bid. Coventry drug dealer flouted lockdown rules to source cocaine for an organised crime group coventrytelegraph.net - Claire Harrison 9h A 'shady' Coventry drug dealer is now behind bars after being caught sourcing cocaine for a drugs ring. Det Con Gemma Carroll said: "This was a typical county lines operation where heartless drug dealers exploit vulnerable people in order to sell drugs. Want all the latest news from Coventry and Warwickshire? The gang, based in Highfields, Leicester, ran a phone line for. graduated from university with an accounting degree. Christopher Windmill of Auberndale Avenue, Read more on coventrytelegraph.net Coventry West Midlands England Coventry News Courts Coventry drug dealers tracked to takeaway and found with crack cocaine and heroin Malik Alabi and Omar Kemoko were both jailed for two years and eight months News By Nick. Officers seized suspected ketamine and cannabis and arrested two men after stopping a car in Chapel Street, Leamington on Monday night. And in just the past month, a large number of people from across Coventry and Warwickshire have been convicted - with most jailed - for their involvement in class A drugs. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Below we look at some of the cases before our courts during October and November so far. Nathan Kyle threw wraps of drugs down a drain, while accomplice Keaton Clements hid 120 wraps of drugs in his underwear in a bid to avoid being caught. 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