Man jailed following Northwich drugs stop check

A car salesman from Northwich has been jailed for drug dealing following a successful stop check in the town.

Vincent Parkes appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 3rd October where he was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

The 36-year-old, of Adlington Drive, Northwich, had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (Cocaine) , possession of class A drugs (Heroin) and one count of possession of Class B drugs (cannabis).

The court heard how Parkes had been on the local officer’s radar for a number of months and was believed to be one of the main drug dealers in the Northwich area.

On Friday 6th June officers from the Northwich South Beat Team were out on patrol when the local PCSO spotted Parkes driving a black Audi SQ5 in Rudheath.

A short time later the car was stopped by officers on Station Road and Parkes was the only occupant in the car. During a search of the vehicle officers located a quantity of cannabis, digital scales, cash, two phones and a substantial amount of prescription drugs.

Following the discovery, Parkes was arrested and taken to police custody, where officers discovered approximately £2,000 of cocaine and heroin hidden in his underwear during a strip search.

Following the discovery, Parkes said to officers:

‘I f***ing knew I shouldn’t have had that’, ‘I wanted to get it down the toilet before you got hold of it’, ‘what you’ve got there is a quarter of cocaine’.

During questioning Parkes made no comment answers in relation to most of the questions, however he claimed that the cash recovered was his wages and that the digital scales were for personal use only as he addicted to opiates and was also a user of Heroin.

Following the sentencing, Police Constable Chris Box, said:

"Thanks to the fantastic teamwork of the officers here at Northwich, another drug dealer is now behind bars, and we’ve been able to remove a sizeable quantity of illegal drugs off the streets of our town.

“The consequences of illegal drugs reach far and wide and the sentence handed to Parkes today should send a strong message to anyone wanting to deal drugs in our town that they will be held accountable.

“We will always act on any information about drug activity provided to us and I would urge anyone who believes this activity is happening near to them, to get in touch via 101 or on the website.”

Pictured - Vincent Parkes of Adlington Drive in Northwich.