Yahoo News Coke dealers sentenced after £11,500 haul seized
Three drug dealers have been sentenced for supplying cocaine in Hereford. Lee Jones, Lewis Hughes-Cound and Emelia Lal, all from Hereford, each plead guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, among other offences, after police raids led to the discovery of £11,500 worth of the substance.
Jones, 37, and Hughes-Cound, 26, were arrested by West Mercia Police after suspected drug dealing was reported in Hereford city centre. Officers from Hereford Proactive CID located them in a local pub and Hughes-Cound was found in possession of class A drugs and Jones was found with cash.
Officers searched addresses linked to the suspects and found a large amount of cocaine, worth £11,500, alongside scales, cash, deal bags and other drug supply paraphernalia. The three were arrested on Monday, March 11, charged, and pleaded guilty at court.
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Jones, of Whitecross Road, pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and was sentenced to three years at Worcester Crown Court. Hughes-Cound, of Hever Road, Lower Bullingham, pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession of cocaine and was sentenced to 33 months. Lal, 24, of Whitecross Road, Hereford pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and was given a 21-month suspended sentence.
Detective Constable Verity Farr, of Hereford CID, said: “We welcome yesterday’s sentencing which reflects the severity of offending. The supply of controlled drugs into our communities causes misery and suffering and destroys lives.
“Officers from the proactive CID team work tirelessly to combat drug supply and work with partners to ensure those who cause harm to our communities are relentlessly pursued and brought to justice. Jones, Lal and Hughes-Cound were involved in a drugs supply operation benefitting financially from the suffering of others.
“Their imprisonment simply marks another step in the fight against drug supply, and officers continue to track those who operate at the highest level of criminality.”
