Dealer caught with haul of drugs and cash is behind bars
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A dealer caught with a haul of drugs and cash in his home has been put behind bars.
Police found two kilos of high purity cocaine, 2.4 kilos of cannabis and £29,790 cash when they raided Daniel Purvis' home in Jarrow, South Tyneside, in December 2021.
Newcastle Crown Court heard checks on his bank account showed he had received £50,000 in credits despite having no legal employment.
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The court heard the cocaine was 86 percent pure. Purvis, 37, now of Fieldway, Jarrow, admitted possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply and possessing criminal property in relation to the cash.
Recorder Peter Makepeace KC sentenced him to four years behind bars.
The recorder said the sentence was reduced due to the significant delay in the case reaching conclusion.
Christopher Knox, defending, said Purvis is now in decent employment, pays taxes and has a family. Mr Knox added: "He is here for possession of drugs with intent to supply, he was holding on to them for someone else, ditto the cash, the cash isn't his."
Mr Knox said Purvis was at the "beck and call" of others and took all the risks by storing the drugs and using his own bank account and added: "That's why he's here and they're not, it's really as simple as that."