Lancashire drug dealer jailed after hiding crack cocaine in false deodorant can
He was arrested at his home.
A drug dealer who was caught with crack cocaine hidden inside a false deodorant can has been jailed for more than five years.
Sadakat Ali was arrested after officers executed a warrant at his home address in College Court, Accrington, on Friday, September 18.
Officers searched Ali’s bedroom and found a quantity of cannabis and a false deodorant can with three packages of crack cocaine.
The packages contained a total of 90 individual wraps with an estimated street value of £900.
A knuckle duster was also seized, along with a number of designer trainers and two mobile phones.
Ali, 27, was arrested and answered no comment to all questions put to him in interview.
He was charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession of cannabis, possession an offensive weapon in a private place, and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.
At the time of the offences Ali was on licence from a previous prison sentence for supplying crack cocaine.
Ali appeared at Preston Crown Court last Monday (October 19) where he was sentenced to five years and seven months.
PC Paul Wolstenholme from the Hyndburn Task Force, said: “This is a significant result for the local area and ensures that someone who was involved in the distribution of controlled substances in the community is again off the streets.
“I hope this sends a very clear message to criminality within our community; we will never tolerate your actions and will be relentless in pursuing you.”