A drug dealer was caught out after police stopped a car and noticed the smell of cannabis, Lincoln Crown Court was told.
Paulo Marques-Pintor was a passenger in the vehicle which was stopped in Spalding in July 2018 and was seen to throw a joint out of the car window.
Katya Saudek, prosecuting, told the court: “The officer notice the vehicle smelled strongly of cannabis.
“He then saw a bag which contained cannabis deals and another of the occupants of the vehicle was seen to start texting.”
As a result Marques-Pintor was detained and his home address was subsequently searched resulting in the discovery of a stash of drugs including cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine.
Miss Saudek said the drugs had a street value of around £3,000. Officers also found £1,890 cash.
Marques-Pintor was later interviewed and admitted to dealing in drugs for around a year.
Paulo Marques-Pintor, 21, of Pennygate, Spalding, admitted four charges of possession of drugs with intent to supply on July 23, 2018. He also admitted possession of criminal property.
He was jailed for three years.
Judge John Pini QC, passing sentence, told him: “This was a thriving business earning you £300 a week profit. You were dealing drugs for a year. There has to be a custodial sentence.”
Neil Sands, in mitigation, said that the defendant was naive and did not appreciate the seriousness of what he was doing and how much trouble he was going to get into.
“He told the police he had done some drug dealing but has been clean since. He went out and got himself a job and has kept out of trouble. When he is released from custody hopefully he can get himself back on track.”
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We would like to speak to him in connection with a reported assault at a venue on North Street, Cleethorpes, in the early hours of Sunday 24 July.
It was reported that a man assaulted another man, who was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries.
Extensive enquiries have been ongoing, but if you are the man in the images, or if you know who he is, you can contact us on 101, quoting log 141 of 25 July.
We are appealing for witnesses following an alleged robbery at around 2.30pm in North Parade, Grantham yesterday (18 August).
This offence took place in the middle of the afternoon in a busy area, and we believe that there may be people who witnessed this, or may have captured the incident itself or the group of youths in the moments before or after in the surrounding streets.
We are asking our community if they have any CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage they can share which could help with our enquiries. We are particularly keen to hear from any drivers who may have been in North Parade at around 2.30pm who have dashcam.
Officers were called to reports that a teenage boy had been approached by a group of around five youths, all boys or young men, who had demanded he hand over a designer bag. One of the group is then reported to have punched the victim to the head, causing an injury before taking the bag. All five then left the area.
Several of the youths were on bikes, wearing black balaclavas and one is reported to have been wearing a light blue tracksuit.
Officers carried out an immediate search of the surrounding streets, and arrested two people in connection with the offence within 40 minutes of the incident being reported.
The bag taken has been recovered.
A 13-year-old boy and a 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbery have released on police bail while investigations continue.
If you can help there are a number of ways to get in touch:
By calling 101 quoting incident 223 of 18 August.
By emailing force.[email protected] quoting incident 223 of 18 August in the subject line.
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