A cocaine dealer, who hid eight wraps of the drug inside a fake can of Tango, has been locked-up for three years and four months.
Michael
Ballard, 22, (pictured) of Baker Street, Enfield was caught by City
Of London cops after a car he was travelling in with pals was pulled
over.
When
his north London home was searched more cocaine was found along with
drug paraphernalia, plus evidence of dealing to a wide range of users
via his mobile phone records.
The
Old Bailey heard police stopped the vehicle on September 6, last year
after an Automated Number Plate Recognition activation.
Officers
searched the car and found a ‘dummy’ can of Tango hidden under
the seat where Ballard had been sitting.
Hidden
inside the can were eight wrapped up Lotto slips, each containing
cocaine.
Police
Constable Thomas Hayball said: “Ballard was responsible for dealing
drugs to a lot of people, by removing him from the equation, further
drug related crimes will be prevented.
“His
guilty plea and the sentenced passed at court reflects the strong
evidence gathered by City of London Police and I am very pleased with
the outcome.”
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