A man who was found with more than £8,000 worth of drugs has been jailed.
Darrell Anton Edwards, 31, of Perry Barr, Birmingham was sentenced to three years and 10 months for possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Officers initially stopped Edwards in a car on 14 August in Queens Drive, Nottingham. Officers had to force their way into the car when they noticed Edwards throwing a white block out of the window. Edwards was then arrested at the scene.
Officers then carried out a search of the car and found over £3500 in cash.
Later that day, officers carried out a drugs warrant at an address in Balmoral Road, Colwick. A large number of items were recovered in the warrant, including over £1500 cash, three wraps of powder, and three knives with powder on the blade. A number of documents linked to Edwards were recovered from the scene.
The white block was tested and found to be cocaine. Drugs recovered from the Colwick address proved to be heroin and cocaine in separate wraps.
Edwards was subsequently charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. He pleaded guilty to the offence at Nottingham Crown Court on 16 November 2015.
Temporary Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pearson said: “The work of the officers involved in this case has been fully rewarded with this result.
“I am very pleased to see Edwards receive a jail sentence and it will give him a long time to think about his decisions and actions.
“This result also shows how much we are working to get illegal drugs off our streets, and serves as a warning to other illegal drug users that we will eventually find you and bring you to justice.”
