Swindon drug dealer jailed
He was jailed for two years and two months.
Last updated 31st Mar 2022
A Swindon drug dealer convicted of running a drugs line in the town has been jailed for more than two years.
Samual Ackah, 43, of no fixed address, was arrested by officers from Wiltshire Police’s Fortitude team in January of this year.
They had been carrying out an investigation into the Ninja drugs line and their enquiries led them to an address in the Freshbrook area of the town, where Ackah was believed to have taken over the home of a vulnerable drug user.
During a search of the property police seized Class A drugs and a mobile phone, which directly linked Ackah to the Ninja drugs line.
Ackah appeared at Swindon Crown Court yesterday (30/03) after previously pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin).
He was jailed for two years and two months.
PC Craig Head, from Swindon’s Fortitude team, whose work is supported by funding obtained from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, was the officer in the case. He said: “Our team is continuously working to disrupt the supply of Class A drugs in Swindon and cases like this prove that we can dismantle these drugs lines and ensure offenders are put behind bars.
“The work we do relies heavily on intelligence and information from our communities and I would urge anyone who believes they have information about drug dealing to make sure they report it.
“Every piece of information, no matter how small, can play a part and you can either report this to us via 101 or our website, or you can call Crimestoppers anonymously if you prefer.”