A drug dealing couple have been sentenced after they were woken up by police officers raiding their property in Kimberley. Billy Unthank and Leigh Goldsbury, both aged 25, woke to the sight of officers in their home on Gilt Hill in Kimberley.
The officers had received intelligence that Unthank was dealing drugs from the property and they ended up discovering 24 grams of cocaine. Large amounts of cash, drug paraphernalia, deal lists and multiple phones were also seized during the raid on June 2, 2020.
The phones contained evidence showing Unthank had been dealing class A drugs for over two months, whilst messages on there also implicated Goldsbury who was found to be selling cannabis. Both pleaded guilty to the charges and appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday (April 3) to be sentenced.
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Unthank, of Baker Road, Newthorpe, was jailed for three years. Goldsbury, of Frances Street, Brinsley, received a nine-month sentence suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation days.
Sergeant Simon Boyles, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This case was a fantastic example of police using the search warrant powers at our disposal to follow up intelligence we had to secure convictions. As a result of this, we were able to seize around 24 grams of cocaine from inside, which we were able to successfully link to Unthank.
"And we were also able to gather the evidence to highlight the actions of Goldsbury, who herself had been dealing cannabis during the same time period. Drug dealing is a serious blight on our communities that can have a hugely detrimental impact, so we’re pleased to have been able to disrupt this activity in this instance."
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