A man who found 2kg of cocaine wrapped in a Tesco carry-on bag under the seat of his van kissed him in court after being sentenced. Did. Thomas Kehoe, 29, was convicted in court on Friday (August 12) on a series of charges related to drug activity
} police said: I contacted a local drug syndicate called "Josh Team" who was flooding Cheshire with Class A drugs from Merseyside. Mr King wasin courtand Kehoe first came to the attention of police in Birmingham on 18 February. did. When Kehoe came out, a detective approached to talk to him, but Kehoe saw them, jumped in and tried to drive away,Cheshire Live
Another police car crosses in front of him and "boxes him", so Kehoe abandons the van and flees. Officers found a "Tesco carry-on bag containing 2kg of cocaine" under the passenger seat, with Kehoe's fingerprints on the outside. The drug's value was around £50,000 to £60,000.
A Cheshire Police Department investigator working on "Operation Toxic" identified a pay-as-you-go phone number linked to Josh's team and paid to top up credit at shops. CCTV footage of him in Kehoe has been tracked. at Liverpool.
Mobile phones were used in Runcorn to send Flare his messages advertising the sale of Class A drugs such as heroin and crack his cocaine. Kehoe was identified as the owner of the phone because "it was his girlfriend who called most often". A second Graft call also linked him to Kehoe, the Liverpool Echoreported.His drug-dealing activity came to a sudden halt when he rammed a stolen motorcycle on Halton Road in Runcorn on June 9.
Kehoe was arrested and later pleaded guilty: Possession for the purpose of supplying Class A cocaine associated with the Birmingham bust, driving without due care and care, driving without insurance, disqualified driving, driving without a license, attempted cheating Possession of Class B amphetamines and was involved in supplying the Class A drugs crack cocaine and heroin from September 2021 to June 2022.
According to King, Kehoe had nine convictions for 15 crimes, including prison terms for cocaine. supply of heroin, and although he described Kehoe as a "courier," Graffphon displayed a "va-vital or even leading role."
Defense counsel Keith Jones said Kehoe's "best mitigation" was his guilty plea, which reduced his sentence by one-third. He said the sentence would be reduced. According to Jones, Kehoe said his own addiction and drug debts made him involved in drug sales, and in connection with that, there are still people "knocking on their mother's door and their partner's door." I added that there is. To protect himself as a result of money on his head.
He said Kehoe was offered the money to "perform similar attacks on someone else to reduce debt." Mr. Jones presented a letter from Kehoe to the judge and had him read it too, but his client did not want to be provided with up-to-date medical details of his injuries after the crash.
Recorder Ainsworth expressed sympathy for Kehoe's family situation, but said he hoped to be sentenced instead of waiting for updates. It dismissed arguments that the activity amounted to a "lesser role", noting that Kehoe had a mobile phone and two kilograms of cocaine. around". A judge sentenced Kehoe to five years and four months in prison, along with four months' revocation of his driver's license.
He was 12 years old after Kehoe's release. Banned me from driving for a month Drop him off said Recorder Ainsworth In this case I don't see you as a victim Yes there was pressure on you but you were like this
The judge approved the confiscation and destruction of the drugs and phones, and ordered statutory surcharges. Kissed the public gallery before heading to the cell
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