December 1st 2024.
A man by the name of Tallanius Bridgland has been sentenced to more than five years in jail for his involvement in drug dealing. The 29-year-old was found hiding in a walk-in wardrobe filled with clothes when the police came to arrest him. The moment was captured on body camera footage, showing the police swiftly taking action at the address in Folkestone, Kent.
It all began in July of this year when detectives from Kent Police identified a mobile phone number that had been used to contact a known drug user multiple times. Through further investigation, they were able to connect the phone number to an address in Folkestone. Acting on this information, officers went to the address on October 2nd and discovered Bridgland in the wardrobe, leading to his arrest.
A search of the property was conducted with the help of a police drugs dog, and wraps of class A drugs were found in the bedroom, along with a significant amount of cash and a mobile phone. Some of the wraps, which contained cocaine and heroin, were even hidden in a tub of nail varnish bottles. Bridgland eventually admitted to his involvement in the drug dealings, ultimately leading to his charges and guilty plea.
On Tuesday, at Canterbury Crown Court, Bridgland was sentenced to five years and seven months in jail. Detective Sergeant Scott Drake of Kent Police expressed the detrimental effects of drug addiction, not only on the users but also on the communities and those associated with them. He also emphasized the determination of law enforcement to bring drug dealers to justice and rid the streets of drugs.
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