A Workington man has been jailed after police carried out a drugs raid at a Whitehaven house.
Scott Hannon, 27, of Wastwater Avenue, has been handed a five-and-a-half year sentence for the supply of cocaine and cannabis.
On July 6 last year, police raided a property on Dalegarth Avenue in Whitehaven.
Officers during the warrant found a bag containing 9.62 grams of cocaine which had been hidden inside a teabag and two bags of cannabis weighing 2.25 grams and a cannabis grinder.
Other items also found were digital scales, a mobile phone and over £800 in cash.
Analysis of the mobile phone found extensive evidence of Hannon actively involved in the supply of cannabis and cocaine between April and July 2023.
Following a separate misuse of drugs warrants in December 2023, officers seized a mobile from a property in Cleator Moor, which had received messages from Hannon’s phone.
Officer seized a second phone from Hannon on April 1, with further evidence of his involvement in the supply of drugs between July 2023 and March 2024.
Detective Constable Dean Young, of the Community Serious and Organised Crime team, said: “A drug expert determined that Hannon was involved in the supply of cocaine and cannabis on a commercial level, supplying in bulk as well as carrying out street deals.
“The expert concludes that Hannon was selling a minimum of 26kg of cocaine per year, supplying to vulnerable drug users in the area.
“Class A drug use wrecks communities and Cumbria police is committed to stopping and bringing to justice those people who seek to come to the county to prey on vulnerable addicts.”
