Smith sped away in his car after officers told him he was going to be searched
A man who was caught with Class A drugs after nearly running over police officers has been jailed. Patrick Smith, 34, was stopped by Neighbourhood Support Team on December 3 after he was caught with known drug users in Cubitt Way, Woodston, Peterborough.
After being told he was detained for a search, Smith drove away at a high speed, mounted the kerb and narrowly missed the officers and bollards. The officers found the car parked in Earl Spencer Court and Smith was walking away nearby.
A large ball of class A drugs were found hidden in a beer can discarded in a fence line that Smith was seen to be loitering near. Smith was then arrested.
At Cambridge Crown Court on Monday, February 16, Smith, of Sycamore Road, Whittlesey, was jailed for three years and two months and was handed a 43-month driving ban after he plead guilty to dangerous driving, possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine, possession of criminal property, namely £290 in cash, and obstructing an officer in exercise of a section 23 search.
The court ordered for the £290 in cash to be paid to the Cambridge Recovery Service.
PC Charlie Adams, the arresting officer, said: “My team and I were on patrol in the area in relation to concerns about drug dealing when we saw Smith, and despite his best efforts to evade us, we were able to swiftly arrest him and remove drugs from the street.
“Drug dealing and associated criminality can have a big impact on the community, and I encourage anyone with information to report it.”
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