Accrington man caught with cannabis and more than £3.5k in cash after being pulled over jailed

An Accrington man who was caught with cannabis and cash in his car twice has been jailed.
By Sean Gleaves
Published 8th Nov 2022, 13:12 BST
Updated 8th Nov 2022, 13:13 BST
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Amir Afzal, 59, was first pulled over by police in Oswaldtwistle on June 2.

Officers subsequently discovered cannabis and more than £3,500 in cash after searching his car.

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The second offence happened when police stopped his car on Buxton Street, Accrington, on October 5.

Amir Afzal, 59, was stopped twice by police - and both times he was found to have cannabis and cash in his vehicle (Credit: Lancashire Police)Amir Afzal, 59, was stopped twice by police - and both times he was found to have cannabis and cash in his vehicle (Credit: Lancashire Police)
Amir Afzal, 59, was stopped twice by police - and both times he was found to have cannabis and cash in his vehicle (Credit: Lancashire Police)
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Cannabis and cash were again found in the car.

Afzal, of Charter Street, Accrington, was jailed for 17 months at Preston Crown Court on November 3 after pleading guilty to two offences of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

It is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in their possession, whether lawfully or not, with the intent to supply it to another who has no legal right to possess it.

Supply is the simple act of passing a controlled drug from one person to another.