Northampton 19 year old pleads guilty to drug offences
Abraham Ogunpolu will serve 32 months in a Young Offenders Institution
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 32 months in a Young Offenders Institution after pleading guilty to supplying Class A drugs in Northampton.
Abraham Ogunpolu was arrested after officers from Northampton Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act at his home in St Mark’s House in the town’s Herbert Street on January 23rd, this year.
During the search of the address, officers found 45 individual deal wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, worth an estimated street value of between £450 and £900, in a blue carrier bag which Ogunpolu had left on his bedroom floor.
Also in his bedroom, officers found nearly £2,000 in cash which had been stashed in a suitcase belonging to Ogunpolu and a pair of Christian Dior trainers that retail for £980 on the designer label’s website.
A mobile phone stuffed down the side of the sofa was also recovered along, which on further examination contained messages linked to a drug line, while other items associated with the illegal activities, including a set of scales, were also seized.
Ogunpolu was subsequently charged two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs – namely crack cocaine and heroin – and one count of the acquire/use/possess criminal property.
He appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on January 24th, where his case was sent to the town’s crown court and on Wednesday, April 3, he pleaded guilty to all three offences and sentenced to 32 months in custody.
Northampton Neighbourhood Policing officer, PC Shaf Habeeb, who led the investigation, said:
“This warrant was executed as a direct result of community intelligence and reports from members of the public who were concerned about the drug-related activities taking place at this address.
“Tackling and preventing drug harm is a matter of priority for the Force and we will continue to act on the concerns of our communities to disrupt drug dealers, who prey on the most vulnerable people in our society and bring misery to others.
“We hope that this sentence reassures members of the public that we will take positive action against issues affecting them and that it encourages anyone who has concerns about drug dealing within their local communities to keep reporting suspicious activity to us.”