Man found with £5,000 worth of cocaine in Wisbech on Christmas Day is jailed

A man who was arrested on Christmas day after being found with more than £5,000 worth of cocaine has been jailed.

Police received a call at about 10.30am on 25 December from a friend of Kenneth Gowler, 36, “reporting that their car had been moved from their driveway”, Cambs Police said.

A force spokesperson explained: “At about 7pm, officers located the car in Wisbech, with Gowler, 36, sitting in the back seat.

“Officers searched Gowler at the scene and found a zip lock bag in his pocket containing a large amount of white powder. It was later identified to be 126g of cocaine, which holds a street value of more than £5,000.”

At Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (22 May), Gowler, of St Peters Road, March, was jailed for one month after admitting being in possession of cocaine.

PC Dom Clarke said: “I am pleased on this occasion we were successful in taking a large quantity of drugs off our streets.

“Drugs bring misery and violence to our communities and we will continue to put those responsible before the courts.”

Report to police online via the dedicated drugs information webpage.