Cambridgeshire drug dealer given suspended sentence

Gage Coe, 22, had his home in St Peters Road raided under the Misuse of Drugs Act by the Fenland Neighbourhood Policing Team on 9 August 2019.

Officers attended the flat at just before 7.30pm and found the door unlocked and Coe standing inside.

Coe confirmed he was the paying tenant before officers searched the premises.

They found 2.66 grams of cocaine, 16.4 grams of cannabis and 32 MDMA tablets, worth an estimated street value of up to £800.

Forensic examination of a mobile phone belonging to Coe also revealed drug-related messages.

Coe, now of Peyton Avenue, March, was arrested at the scene and later pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and one count of possession with intent to supply class B drugs.

At Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (7 January) he was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years.

Sergeant Richard Lugg said: "This drugs warrant caught Coe red handed with drugs hidden in his home.

"Drugs can have a devastating effect on the lives and communities of Cambridgeshire and we will continue to do all we can to bring offenders before the courts."