Man, 19, sent to prison for Class A drugs offences

A 19-year-old man has been sent to prison for two years after he pleaded guilty to dealing Class A drugs.

On the afternoon of March 10, two police officers on foot patrol in the St James area of Northampton spotted Daniel Lake leaving an address in Sunderland Street, dressed all in black with a balaclava on.

The two officers stopped him in St James Park Road near the Marlborough Road junction and detained him for a search.

He was subsequently found to be in possession of a large amount of cash and a mobile phone. This led officers to search the property he had just left and once inside, they found a quantity of Class A drugs.

Lake, of Sunderland Street, Northampton, was charged with three counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, those drugs being cocaine, heroin and MDMA.

After pleading guilty to the offences at Northampton Crown Court in April, Lake returned to the same court last month (June 3) where he was sentenced to two years in prison.

Detective Constable Emma Powell said: “I am pleased to see Daniel Lake handed a custodial sentence as it demonstrates that drug dealing does not pay in Northamptonshire.

“This was a good job involving a number of departments and I’d particularly like to thank the officers who arrested Lake for their proactivity and determination to keep the people in this county safe.

“I hope this result reassures our communities and I want to be clear on the fact that our desire to put more people like Lake in prison will not waver.”