Two Norfolk men jailed for total of 38 years for drugs and firearms offences
The pair were found with cocaine and a loaded gun
Two Norfolk men have been jailed for a combined 38 years for drug trafficking and firearms offences.
53 year old Kelly Bond, formerly of Lopham Road in Kenninghall, was handed 16 years at Norwich Crown Court yesterday.
48 year old Darren James, formerly of Norwich Street in Dereham, will spend 22 years behind bars.
The two men were arrested in Dereham in the early hours of 12 May 2020, after a search of their vehicle revealed a large amount of cocaine as well as a loaded handgun and ammunition.
Searches of a house in Kenninghall led to the discovery of two more packages of cocaine.
The men were charged with firearms offences and possession with intent to supply in May 2020 and were convicted at Norwich Crown Court on 28 February 2022.
DS Eddie Hammond, of Norfolk Police says: “We are pleased with the significant sentences handed to Mr Bond and Mr James, who used encrypted devices to arrange the wholesale purchase and distribution of significant quantities of controlled drugs.
"Both were stopped in a vehicle which contained a loaded firearm.
"Darren James and Kelly Bond have previous convictions for firearms offences and refused to answer any questions put to them whilst in police custody.
"Only they know what their intention was by having that firearm in their possession."