Dealer caught with £73k worth of drugs jailed as part of north Essex operation
Jace Ennis was given five years behind bars last month
A drug dealer caught with crack cocaine and heroin worth up to around £73,000 has been jailed as police crack down on drugs in north Essex.
Jace Ennis was arrested on 20th January after officers from Operation Raptor, who specialise in dismantling drugs gangs, attended his home in Queens Way, Ipswich, as part of an investigation into drugs supply in north Essex and Suffolk.
They found a bag containing 378 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin hidden inside a toilet cistern, and another 65 wraps inside the pocket of a jacket.
Another bag of drugs was also found inside the cistern.
They had the potential to sell for between £36,530 and £73,060.
Officers also found a mobile phone containing drugs marketing messages and scales used to weigh the drugs.
Ennis, 33, admitted possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine and possession of cannabis at Ipswich Crown Court on 18 February.
He was jailed for five years on Wednesday 28th April.
DS Tom Coppin said:
“The evidence against Ennis was overwhelming and he had no option but to admit the offences against him.
“The court heard he played a leading role in a large scale drugs operation.
“The sizeable amount of drugs we seized had not only the potential to make the drugs line substantial profits but also the potential to cause significant harm.
“Drug dealing networks use violence, intimidation, and exploitation of vulnerable people - including children - to operate.
“Every time a wrap is sold, it feeds that ongoing cycle and has a wide impact.
“It’s why we’re relentless in catching criminals who are involved in drug dealing and dismantling their networks.
“But we are also working with other agencies and charities to protect those at risk of being drawn into these gangs to show them there is a way out.”
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