Chelmsford: Man carrying drugs in food delivery bag is jailed

On Tuesday 12 November, an officer from our Dog Unit saw a young man acting suspiciously in West Avenue, Chelmsford, shortly after 11am.

He was riding an e-bicycle and was wearing a food delivery bag.

When officers approached him, they could smell cannabis.

Inside his bag, officers found individual drug deal packages of cannabis in colourful packaging.

When they searched the man, they found over £140 cash.

Throughout the interaction, his mobile phone was receiving drug related messages.

During interview, he replied no comment to all questions put to him.

Klevis Qela, of no fixed abode, Chelmsford, was charged with possession of drugs with intent to supply. He was remanded into custody to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court the following day.

The 19-year-old was jailed for four weeks after he pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply. He was also ordered to pay costs.

Superintendent Philip Stinger, Operational Policing Command, said:
We often rely on the public to help us by telling us about their concerns, but once we have that information, we act upon it.
Drugs packaged in this way are a means of tempting young people, in particular, and draw them into a downward spiral of drug usage.
By taking drugs like this off the street, we can prevent our young people coming to harm.
We’re here to say we won’t tolerate this targeting of drugs to our more vulnerable members of the community.

The court also ordered the destruction of the drugs.

Are you worried that a friend or someone you know may be being exploited through County Lines or organised criminal activity?

Maybe they are returning home late, staying out all night or even going missing for days or weeks at a time.

Are they suddenly being secretive about who they are talking to or where they are going?

Or perhaps you’ve noticed they have large amounts of money on them, or new clothing, jewellery or phones they wouldn’t be able to afford.

Through Fearless, young people can pass on information 100% anonymously to get help.

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