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Drug dealer who hid cocaine in Vaseline tubs jailed
A cocaine dealer used tubs of Vaseline to hide his illicit stash.
Police swooped on Leonard Petku as he pulled into the forecourt of a car wash in Tamworth on May 14.
Officers opened the car door to arrest him, and also found three tubs of Vaseline packed with the class A drug.
A phone and £620 in cash were also found inside the 25-year-old's vehicle.
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Petku, of no fixed address, was later charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A.
He was also charged with possessing criminal property, driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance.
Petku pleaded guilty to the charges at Stafford Crown Court on Friday, June 13, and was sentenced to 33 months in prison
The court also ordered the £620 cash found in the car was to be forfeited.
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A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said: "Officers across Staffordshire are working proactively every day to target those involved in high harm offences, like drug dealing, firearm possession and serious violence.
"Since our crackdown on organised crime was launched in May 2023, more than 1,000 people have been arrested on suspicion of drug and weapon offences."
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