Man Sentenced after Drugs Recovery, Hartlepool
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A 24-year-old man has been sentenced after being stopped by officers in Hartlepool, leading to the recovery of suspected cocaine.
Edwin Taha, of Park Lane in Middlesbrough, was sentenced on Monday 4th November at Teesside Crown Court to five years and nine months in prison.
*** Pictured: Edwin Taha ***
Around 1am on Saturday 14th September, Taha had been stopped officers in a white Mercedes on Avenue Road, Hartlepool, after driving at speed.
He would not interact with officers, nor identify himself and a search of the vehicle and the man was carried out. Around £2,000 in cash was recovered along with a cannister of CS gas and a baseball bat found in the boot.
Checks carried out revealed that Taha was a disqualified driver and had no insurance.
A subsequent search at a property also led to the recovery of wraps of cannabis and suspected cocaine with a street value of around £10,000.
Hartlepool CID Detective Constable Rebecca Bessford said: “Edwin Taha tried to deceive police by not giving his information, although checks revealed he was a disqualified driver and was driving without insurance.
“The subsequent search of his address led officers to illegal drugs which were destined for the streets of Cleveland. These were destroyed and Edwin Taha is now serving a lengthy prison sentence.”