Dealers hid cocaine in mint tins and car handbrake but were still caught out

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Dealers hid cocaine in mint tins and car handbrake but were still caught out
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Not their brightest idea.

Two Leeds drug dealers have been jailed after being found with more than 40 bags of cocaine between them in Harrogate.

Inside the car, which Angelov was driving, they found 26 bags of cocaine in a mint tin and a lock knife. The investigation then continued and another car was stopped on Leeds Road on December 5. Inside, they found both Angelov and Peev. Angelov had 20 bags of cocaine on him and another 11 bags were discovered hidden by the vehicle's handbrake.

They both pleaded guilty, and at York Crown Court on February 7, 2023, Angelov was sentenced to five years and three months in prison.PC George Frost, from the Operation Expedite team, said: "Following a swift investigation, two drug dealers have been taken off the streets of Harrogate, along with thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs.

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