his fingerprint was found on a Taser he kept at the flat to protect his drugs stash. Tina Sheehy ran her business for over two decades . However, the officers did not believe them and hauled them back to Rugby Police Station for a more thorough search where they discovered 120 wraps of Class A drugs in Clements' underwear. Man, 50, detained after three-day police standoff in Coventry, Man jailed for brutal axe attack on woman at hair salon in Coventry, Woman charged with murder of five-year-old boy in Coventry, Kashan Ahmed was sentenced to 18 months behind bars at Warwickshire Justice Centre. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. Codner, 21, was jailed for two-and-a-half years having pleaded guilty to the charge. Read about our approach to external linking. "We continue to ask people with information or any concerns to contact us so we can continue to work to disrupt serious crime in Rugby.". 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This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. A scuffle broke out during which one of the officers was struck to the face by 25-year-old Clements. Lentine Shaw, aged 27 of Guild Road in Coventry, leapt out of . ", The prosecutor said the trial was on the face of it "unexceptional" but added: "It wasn't as it seemed it was something very different, not least because the defendant Leslie Allen had a man on the jury - Damien Drackley.". He was also charged with further counts of possession of MDMA, amphetamines and cannabis with intent to supply as part of a separate investigation. Nathan Kyle and Keaton Clements have been locked up for dealing drugs on the streets of Warwickshire, Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. 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Malik Alabi and Omar Kemoko were both jailed for two years and eight months, Subscribe today to get the latest crime headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates. Whats worse is that this group flouted Covid regulations, meeting up to exchange cash and drugs while the rest of us were trying to adapt and follow the lockdown rules.". Zachary Lapoint, 29, and Theodore Thompson, 44, both of Rutland, along with 45-year-old Todd Dayton of Granville, New York, were charged with one count each of sale of crack cocaine. A Coventry drug dealer will spend four years behind bars after supplying heroin and cocaine in the city. However, the drug dealer's story came undone when it was revealed that his fingerprint was found on a Taser he kept at the flat to protect his drugs stash. 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. Shock as developers dodged charge for bins for any of the new homes built in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 'It absolutely stinks' say Nuneaton householders hit by factory pong again, 'Explosions' heard at Mercedes garage fire near to Nuneaton petrol station, We took a sneak peek inside first the Tim Hortons eatery in Nuneaton, Man hit with wooden bat after mass brawl outside Nuneaton bar. The pair appeared at Warwick Crown Court to be sentenced for their roles . Jurors told investigators Mr Drackley, from Nuneaton, put himself forward to be their foreman but received one vote and was described as "abrupt and disruptive". Police swooped in on the group and arrested a number of people during targeted raids across Cramlington, West Denton, Walker and further afield in Newton Aycliffe. They seized three kilos of cocaine with a street value of 135,000 as well as 260,000 of suspected criminal cash. A search of the pair led to the seizure of two bags of cannabis and a mobile phone. He also hopes to help communities with an increased police presence after taking on the role from Sir Dave Thompson. The prosecutor told the court Mr Porter claimed the drugs were in fact his and that when Mr Hayden gave evidence, he winked at Mr Drackley. Read about our approach to external linking. They were ordered to carry out 150 hours of voluntary community work. Three suspected drug dealers have been charged with drug supply offences after police swooped in Warwickshire. For all the latest news, sign up to our newsletter here. The drugs were supplied by an organised crime group (OCG) in Coventry. This should serve as a warning to others. Drug dealers were caught with cocaine with a street value of 500,000 after undertaking a police patrol . A juror tried to "fix" a drug kingpin's trial by declaring to other jurors "not guilty, not guilty" before discussing the case, a court heard. Mr Drackley allegedly went on to tell his girlfriend 5,000 was coming his way, the court was told. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Wojciech. A woman and 12 men have been jailed for their roles in a drug wholesale operation that supplied dealers across the county. 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 . One of the groups couriers, Ronald Smith, of Laburnum Gardens in Durham, also appeared at the same court on Tuesday, February 21 where he was jailed for three years and four months. The defendant had CCTV at the premises and investigators uncovered images of him carrying the bags, the court was told. The operation was capable of producing drugs with an estimated street value of 10m-a . He was quickly captured and arrested. The sentence marks . Something went wrong, please try again later. Nathan Kyle threw wraps of drugs down a A 'shady' Coventry drug dealer is now behind bars after being caught sourcing cocaine for a drugs ring. Allen, Damien Drackley, Laurence Hayden and Mark Walker all deny conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Kashan Ahmed was caught red-handed by officers investigating a robbery in Lockside Place, Subscribe today to get the latest crime headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates. Ahmed tried to claim someone else was living at his Coventry flat after police found hundreds of pounds worth of cocaine and ecstasy inside. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Two drug dealers from Coventry have been jailed after one was caught with cigarette papers 'advertising' his services. Sign up for our daily newsletter here. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Coventry Telegraph England. 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. Outlining the latest case, Mr Badenoch accused Allen of offering "financial incentives" to 37-year-old juror Mr Drackley, from Nuneaton, and recruiting Mr Hayden, 53 and from Coventry, and Mr Porter, from Birmingham, to lie on oath. A gambling addiction led to Iseoluwatobi Fajinmi taking the decision to deal drugs to make money he desperately needed - an ironic twist as he had graduated from university with an accounting degree. 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. Three suspected drug dealers have been charged with drug supply offences after police swooped in Warwickshire. A Coventry caf owner took the decision to close her beloved eatery as costs soared. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. Opening the trial at the Old Bailey earlier, Tony Badenoch KC described Allen as a "major drugs wholesaler", who had both the money and motive to evade justice. Those jailed from our region included: Barry Knight, 60, of Nuneaton Road, Bulkington (18 years in prison); Stephen Oliver, 44, of Windsor Street, Rugby (8 years); Andrew Turner, 40, of Holmcroft, Coventry (8 years and 8 months); Joseph McCluskey, 43, of Parkfield Road, Keresley End (9 years and 9 months); Jon Moreton, 50, of Torbay Road, Coventry (10 years and 9 months); and Michael Kershaw, 41, of Florian Way, Coventry (7 years and 6 months). He told officers that he had intended to destroy the knife and drugs and had put them in his underwear as he did not want to carry them in his hands. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Detective Constable Gary Hammond, of Rugby Police CID, said: "These arrests came about thanks to good co-ordination between officers acting on intelligence and an alert CCTV operator on the lookout for suspicious activity in the town. 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. drugs valued at almost 250,000 from Coventry on to the streets of Stratford and Leamington. Kyle fled throwing wraps of heroin and crack cocaine down a drain as he went. The most serious of these is possession of drugs with intent to supply - or drug dealing to give it its more common name. 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