Cheltenham man jailed for selling drugs in Gloucestershire
29 year-old Ben Goff, of Leighton Road, was sentenced to seven years in jail at Gloucester Crown Court today.
A Cheltenham drug dealer used taxis and his mother’s car to collect drugs in Birmingham to sell in Gloucestershire over a three-month period.
29 year-old Ben Goff, of Leighton Road, was sentenced to seven years in jail at Gloucester Crown Court today.
He had pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine, along with three counts of driving while disqualified, at an earlier hearing.
The court heard that Goff had been disqualified from driving in June 2023. However, he had told his buyers in Gloucestershire that he was still able to supply them with cocaine.
He used a taxi service for some of his trips to the West Midlands in order to conduct the deals and buy the drugs.
Following an extensive investigation by a specialist team of officers who regularly target drug dealers, Goff was stopped by police on 17 October driving his mother’s car. Research conducted by police showed that he had used this car on 16 occasions to travel to the West Midlands.
He was arrested on 10 November after taking a taxi from Cheltenham to Stourbridge to conduct a deal.
As well as the jail sentence, Goff was disqualified from driving for five years from the date of his release.