A drug dealer who flooded Whitby with cocaine and cannabis has been jailed for nine years and four months.
Jack Bowers, 28, of Abingdon Road, Easington, near Loftus, was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on Friday.
He had previously pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis between 1 October 2022 and 31 December 2023.
Bowers’ drugs supply operation came to halt on 11 March 2023 when he was arrested by North Yorkshire Police at his home address across the Cleveland border after Scarborough CID had been tracking his criminal activities.
Detective Constable Darrel Temple, who led the investigation, said:
“When we unlocked his mobile phone, we recovered evidence that showed Bowers was moving and supplying substantial weights of cocaine and cannabis to numerous individuals in the Whitby area.
“Phone analysis showed he was working as a main supplier to various sub-dealers, and he was linked to various phone numbers that could be shown to be used by him to facilitate drug supply over a year’s period.
“£8,000 in cash was also seized from him following his arrest.”
This successful investigation was supported by Project Alliance which brings together the police, our local councils, fire service, community safety partnerships, health bodies, Revenue and Customs and other important partners and agencies, who share information, intelligence and expertise to help tackle serious organised crime in North Yorkshire.
Reporting information about drug-related crime
Anyone with any information about suspected drug-related crime are urged to make a report via the North Yorkshire Police website or by calling 101, select option 4, and speak to the Force Control Room.
Always dial 999 if an emergency response is required.
If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or make a report online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
The signs of drug dealing can include
- Increased callers at a property at all times of the day or night
- Increase in cars pulling up for short periods of time
- Different accents at a property
- Anti-social behaviour at a property
- Not seeing the resident for long periods of time
- Drug-related rubbish – small plastic bags, syringes
- Windows covered or curtains closed for long periods
Get professional support for drug and alcohol related issues
- Drink Drug Hub website www.drinkdrughub.co.uk
- North Yorkshire Rise– young people's specialist drug and alcohol service- freephone 08000 14 14 80 (option 2) – www.humankindcharity.org.uk/service/nyrise/
- North Yorkshire Horizons- adult specialist drug and alcohol service - freephone 08000 14 14 80 – www.nyhorizons.org.uk/
- City of York Drug and Alcohol Service– https://www.changegrowlive.org/york/info
- NHS– https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/addiction-support/drug-addiction-getting-help/
- FRANK helpline and information - https://www.talktofrank.com/
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