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Sophie Halle-Richards

Police bust open flat to find woman, 25, incredibly compromised

A woman involved in a lucrative drug racket was busted by police after they caught her bagging up crack cocaine inside a flat.

Courtney Larkin, 25, was discovered sitting on the floor surrounded by huge amounts of the class A drug in both rock and powder form, thought to be worth over £100,000.

Police raided the property on Stonecliffe Terrace in Stalybridge, and caught Larkin weighing and cutting the drug, which was to be placed into bags for street deals.

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Detectives described the bust as 'evidential paradise' as they said Larkin had 'no choice' but to admit her involvement in the supply of drugs.

Around 1.2kg of the lethal drug was seized from the flat and valued to be worth approximately £123,800. Larkin was arrested and charged for possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.

She pleaded guilty to the offence at an earlier hearing and was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Monday (12 December).

Larkin, of Furnace Street, Dukinfield, was jailed for four years and eleven months following the raid on Friday 6 May, 2022.

Detective Constable Rick McIvor, of GMP’s Challenger team in Tameside, said: "To bust open the door to find Larkin sat surrounded in crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, and bagging it up to be sold to drug users was an evidential paradise.

"Despite her remaining silent throughout the interview, she ultimately had no choice but to admit to her involvement in the supply of drugs and face the consequences.

"I want to take this opportunity to encourage the local community to keep reporting drug related activity to police that will go towards seeing more results like this."

If you believe drug activity is taking place in your community, please report it either anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by contacting GMP on 101.

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