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Knuckleduster and hammer Cambridgeshire drug dealer jailed

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A man who drove around Cambridgeshire dealing drugs and collecting money had a hammer and knuckle duster in the glove compartment.

Tariq Malin was spotted by police in a Ford Fiesta making a suspected drug exchange in Tennyson Road, Peterborough, in May 2020.

Officers stopped the vehicle and found class A drugs under both front seats of the vehicle with a street value of more than £3,000.

Drug dealer Tariq Malin was jailed at Huntingdon for conspiring to supply and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

Drug dealer Tariq Malin was jailed at Huntingdon for conspiring to supply and possession of cocaine with intent to supply. Drugs found on him. 

A hammer and a knuckle duster was also found in the glove compartment.

At Huntingdon Court on Friday (3 February) Malin, 42, of Worsley, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.

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During his trial in December Malin pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and was found guilty of possession with intent to supply cocaine.

He was found not guilty of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

Drug dealer Tariq Malin was jailed at Huntingdon for conspiring to supply and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

Drug dealer Tariq Malin was jailed at Huntingdon for conspiring to supply and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

Detective Constable Helena Potgieter, who investigated, said: “Malin was one of four men travelling across Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Rutland dealing and collecting drugs and money.

“County lines drug dealing is something we will continue to tackle daily. Drugs being associated crime and exploitation to our communities.”

 

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