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Dealer Caught with £1m Worth of Drugs Says 'Good Day at the Office'
WEST MIDLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 14 – David Sherratt was sentenced to over 12 years for supplying cocaine and dangerous driving after a police chase and seizure of £1.3 million worth of drugs, police said.
- David Sherratt, aged 48, was sentenced on July 7 at Birmingham Crown Court to 12 years and nine months in jail for cocaine supply and dangerous driving.
- His conviction followed a police pursuit in the West Midlands where officers tried to stop his black Peugeot 3008 carrying large quantities of drugs.
- Officers found two Sports Direct bags in his car containing 36kg of cocaine worth up to £1.3 million, and messages showed involvement with 135kg more valued at £5 million.
- Sherratt sarcastically called the seizure 'not a bad day' while smashing his phone to destroy evidence, and Detective Chief Insp Peter Cooke called the haul a major recovery preventing untold misery.
- Sherratt, who has 12 convictions for 19 drug-related offences dating back to 1995, was heavily involved in the nationwide drug trade before receiving this lengthy prison sentence.
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Drug dealer congratulates police after officers chase down cocaine-laden vehicle
A drug dealer who was stashing £1 million of cocaine in his car boot congratulated police after they caught him following a high chase pursuit. Footage shared by West Midlands police on Monday (14 July) shows officers chasing David Sherratt down the M5 and M42 at speeds of 120mph, with a helicopter also tailing the black Peugeot on 17 April. After a stinger was used to puncture the car’s tyres, the vehicle was searched and officers found two Spo…
Bromsgrove Advertiser
'Good day at the office, lads': Dealer caught with £1m of drugs on M5
"Good day at the office, lads": Dealer congratulate officers who found £1m of drugs in his boot on M5
Shropshire Star
Express & Star£1.3 million worth of drugs stashed in Sports Direct bags found in car boot after 120mph chase on M5
The discovery, which police have called 'one of the biggest of its kind in the region', was made after Road Crime Team officers tried to stop the black Peugeot 3008, which was believed to be linked to drugs.
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