A major £1.4m drugs operation was cracked after a dealer's mum was caught 'red handed' sitting on a bed next to a pile of cash.
15.03.2024 - 12:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A drug dealer who kept heroin on his bedside table has been jailed. Ben Whitelock-Wainwright was one of three people arrested as police raided a house in Warrington last month.
Cheshire Police says the 49-year-old told officers there were drugs being kept in a wardrobe and on his bedside table. Officers discovered a large quantity of heroin, worth an estimated £11,300 to £13,160.
Whitelock-Wainwright was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday (March 14) following the drugs bust, which took place at around 11.55am on February 13. Officers from the Warrington Beat Management Team also recovered around £6,775 from the property, on Alder Lane.
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Cheshire Police says the investigation was handed over to the Warrington Proactive Policing Team, and Whitelock-Wainwright was later charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (heroin) and possession of criminal property. He pleaded guilty to the charges at Liverpool Crown Court on February 14.
Whitelock-Wainwright, of Alder Lane, Warrington, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Robert Catterall said: “Illegal drugs can have a devastating impact on not only drug users, but the community around them.
“We are doing all we can to stop drug activity on our streets to make Warrington a safer place to live and visit while also making it extremely difficult for these gangs to operate. We will always act on any information about drug activity provided to us and would urge anyone who believes this activity is happening near to them, to please contact Cheshire Police.”
A major £1.4m drugs operation was cracked after a dealer's mum was caught 'red handed' sitting on a bed next to a pile of cash.
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