Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Police drug raids uncovered �750,000 stash of dealer

A drug dealer was caught with a stash of cannabis and amphetamine with a street value of �750,000.

Daniel Loweth admitted supplying, possessing and intending to supply the class B drugs between September 2009 and February last year.

The 38-year-old, of Hand Avenue, Braunstone, was jailed for a total of 16 months.

He also admitted possessing criminal property, namely �10,120 in cash, and possessing a prohibited weapon, a CS gas canister.

Mary Prior, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court police raids on Loweth's home and his girlfriend's address in Ashthorpe Road, Braunstone, uncovered drugs and cash.

Drugs found at Ashthorpe Road included one-and-a-half kilos of herbal cannabis, worth �11,000, as well as bags of amphetamine with a maximum street value of �705,000.

Found at the defendant's home were two kilos of lactose, commonly used as a cutting agent, as well as smaller amounts of drugs.

Mrs Prior said just under five kilos of amphetamine from both addresses amounted to a street value of between �372,000 and �746,000.

James Varley, mitigating, said Loweth was a social drug user and was holding the larger quantities on behalf of others "higher up the chain".

He said Loweth was on incapacity benefit and living with his mother.

Mr Varley added that Loweth was frank with the police when they turned up to search his home and pleaded guilty.

He said his client had told him: "I'm going to prison so I'd rather start serving the sentence now."

The defendant's girlfriend will be sentenced at a later date.



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