Lowestoft man jailed for over 3 years for drugs offences
34 year old Nicky Bates will spend 40 months behind bars
A Lowestoft man has been jailed for 40 months, after being found guilty of being involved in the supply of cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine in the town.
34 year old Nicky Bates, of no fixed address, admitted to three charges of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs between January 28 2023 and April 13 2023.
He was found to be using bulk text messages to promote the sale of drugs around the town up his arrest last month.
Investigating officer Simon Bendall said: “This sentence comes as a result of a drugs warrant executed on 13 April 2023 and carried out jointly by officers from the East Kestrel team, East Scorpion team and the Serious Crime Disruption Team for the east & west.
“The team worked hard to gather evidence and secure charges against Bates resulting in the sentence imposed today.
"The supply of Class A causes untold damage and harm to our communities and collectively we are committed to taking action against those that seek to cause harm and prey on the vulnerable.”