A man arrested in Bury St Edmunds on suspicion of intent to supply drugs has been jailed for 32 months.
Sentinel West officers stopped a white Vauxhall Astra in Tayfen Road on 6th March. The driver, Bogdan-mitrut Radulescu, who was the sole occupant of the car, was searched and a number of press-seal bags containing cocaine were found in his pocket.
Officers also searched a nearby address he was linked to and found cocaine with an estimated street value of £24,000, along with ID documents in his name.
Radulescu, a Romanian national from the Northamptonshire area, was charged and remanded to court for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. He was subsequently sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on 26th June to 32 months in prison.
Pc Harry Tully, of the Sentinel West Team, said “Radulescu thought it was acceptable to travel to Bury St Edmunds from another county to deal drugs. Due to the overwhelming evidence presented by the team at court, a guilty plea was entered.
“We will continue to robustly police the road network to tackle this type of crime, which ultimately brings harm to our community.”
The stop and subsequent investigation was led by the Sentinel West Team. The three Sentinel teams across the South, West and Eastern areas of the county provide enhanced coverage of Suffolk’s road network to proactively disrupt serious and organised criminal activity as well as increase police visibility. The mobile unit disrupts criminals and protects communities across Suffolk’s road network using a variety of techniques to deal with offenders involved.
If you suspect drug activity report this via the website www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something/report-crime, call 101, or alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers to report anonymously – either online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.