18-year-old found with machete and drugs in Aylesbury sentenced

A 17-year-old boy from Aylesbury, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also convicted.

Author: Henry WinterPublished 1st Sep 2022

An 18 year old man's been jailed for drugs offences in Aylesbury - after pleading guilty to charges including supplying cannabis and possession of a knife.

Michael Bushay, of Holtspur Avenue, Wooburn Green, pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a knife or sharp pointed article in a public place and one count each of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B, namely cannabis, and acquiring, using, or possessing criminal property.

He was sentenced to a year and seven monthsā€™ imprisonment to be served at a young offenders institution at Aylesbury Crown Court on Tuesday (30/8).

On 7 June last year, officers stopped a vehicle Bushay was driving in Springfield Close.

In the vehicle were two large machetes and Ā£600-worth of cannabis in individual wraps as well as more than Ā£200 in cash.

A passenger in the vehicle, a 17-year-old boy from Aylesbury, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also convicted and sentenced in relation to this incident.

Investigating officer PC Levi Fensom, of the Aylesbury Stronghold Team, said: ā€œThe Stronghold team in Aylesbury is committed to stopping those who seek to make a living from selling harmful drugs in our communities."

ā€œWe will continued to bring people like Bushay to justice and take drugs off the streets of Aylesbury."

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