Man jailed at Ipswich Crown Court for drug offences

27 year old Jah-mal Ohene-Darko of Watling Gardens in London was convicted of drug offences in Ipswich and appeared before Ipswich Crown Court.

He was jailed for 71 months after he pleaded guilty.

It follows an incident in June when police made a welfare check on an individual at a property in Bond Street.

The door opened with keys and officer found two males. Both individuals were searched and a large quantity of cash and three mobile phones devices were located.

Ohene-Darko was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs and taken to Marltesham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

He was subsequently charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. A 25 year old male who was with Ohene was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A drug and also taken into custody. No further action was taken against him.

Subsequent police investigations established that the phones seized were being used to run a ‘County Line’ drug dealing operation with links to London.

The arrest was made as part of Operation Orochi – an operation set up by Suffolk Constabulary with the Metropolitan Police to tackle County Lines drug dealing that operates between London and Suffolk.

Investigating Officer DC Fortune of the Serious Crime Disruption Team said:

“County lines drug dealing has a terrible impact on Ipswich and the surrounding area. The sentence passed today reflects this and I hope that Mr Ohene-Darko's conviction will serve as both an example of what awaits other drug dealers and how meticulously we at Suffolk police will work to put such individuals behind bars".