Jail sentence for Wishaw man who was caught twice with cocaine and had knife

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A Wishaw drug dealer was caught with cocaine twice in little more than two months.Kyle Kerr, 32, was jailed for two years at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.He admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug at his home in Maxton Crescent and in Kirknethan.Kerr also admitted police assault and putting an officer in danger by failing to disclose that he had a knife in his pocket while being searched.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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They forced entry but there was no one at home.Three bags containing cocaine with a street value of £2040 were seized. The officers also found £605 in mixed notes, digital scales stained with a white powder and small bags used to hold drugs.Kerr appeared in court but was given bail only to be caught again on August 18.This time police officers, acting on intelligence, targeted a Mercedes vehicle in a car park in Kirknethan.Kerr was in the front passenger seat and when he realised the police had arrived he tried to escape, shoving an officer and trying to punch her.He was caught after a short chase.

This time he had a bag of cocaine worth £460.Text messages relating to drug deals were found on his phone.Stephen MacBride, defending, said Kerr had