Drug dealer caught red-handed after stashing heroin on bedside table
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA drug dealer who kept heroin on his bedside table has been jailed. Ben Whitelock-Wainwright was one of three people arrested as police raided a house in Warrington last month.
Cheshire Police says the 49-year-old told officers there were drugs being kept in a wardrobe and on his bedside table. Officers discovered a large quantity of heroin, worth an estimated £11,300 to £13,160.
Whitelock-Wainwright was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday (March 14) following the drugs bust, which took place at around 11.55am on February 13.
Officers from the Warrington Beat Management Team also recovered around £6,775 from the property, on Alder Lane. READ MORE: The places in Bury hit with major section 60 order as 'knife arch' deployed at Metrolink stop Cheshire Police says the investigation was handed over to the Warrington Proactive Policing Team, and Whitelock-Wainwright was later charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (heroin) and possession of criminal property.
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