Drug dealer snared by traffic police

A drug dealer has been jailed after traffic police pulled him over for an insurance query and found drugs in his car.

Safa Lawan, 22, was caught in Gables Close in Peterborough on 15 December 2023 and found to have almost £1,500 in cash, 23 wraps of cocaine and two mobile phones with him.

Lawan, of Barnard Road, Norwich, admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession of criminal property, and being concerned in the supply of cocaine at Cambridge Crown Court on 5 June.

He was jailed for two years and two months.

When Lawan's phones were downloaded, they contained messages regarding the sale of cocaine.

PC Malachi Creedon, from Cambridgeshire Police, said: "This was great work from our traffic officers who acted on their suspicions to search Lawan and uncover the drugs."

At Lawan's sentencing, the court ordered the cash found on him to be divided equally between three charities - Cambridge Community Foundation, The Red Hen Project and The Port.

PC Creedon added: "It is great to see something positive being done following this result, with the cash seized being distributed to charities in Cambridgeshire to help the community."

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