Man tried to tell police his cocaine-stuffed puffa jacket 'was actually John's'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA drug dealer who told cops his cocaine-stuffed puffa jacket belonged to a man named "John" is starting a 40-month jail sentence.
Leon Tomlinson was arrested in May at his home in Winsford, Cheshire by police carrying out a drugs raid. During a search they found the black jacket contianing 14 wraps of cocaine, valued at more than £500.
Officers also discovered more white powder in the kitchen along with a quantity of cannabis and other drugs paraphernalia. Mobile phones were also seized from the address, which was subsequently found to contain a number of messages about the supply of cocaine and cannabis.
Following his arrests, Tomlinson denied any involvement in drug dealing and stated that the puffa jacket recovered at his home belonged to a man called ‘John’.
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