Scarborough cocaine dealer jailed
He was caught on the Barrowcliff estate
A Scarborough cocaine dealer has been jailed for over five years.
23-year-old Kyle Blades-Wilkinson, was sentenced to five years and eight months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession of Class C drug Pregabalin.
He was stopped by officers while travelling in a vehicle on the Barrowcliff Estate on the afternoon of Thursday 1 August 2024.
Following a search, he was found to be in possession of wraps of cocaine and a ‘burner phone’.
Call data analysis from the seized phone showed he was calling known Class A drug users offering to sell cocaine.
Detective Constable Darrel Temple, from Scarborough and Ryedale CID, led the investigation.
He said:
“Organised criminals like Blades-Wilkinson are exactly the type of offender that the ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ project is targeting on the Barrowcliff Estate.
“We are doing everything in our power to tackle such harmful criminal activity to give residents the chance to flourish with help from a range of community partners.
“There will be no let-up from a policing point of view. Those involved in drug dealing and other organised crime in our area know what to expect from us.”