A mother and son have been sentenced after police raided their family home as part of an investigation into cocaine dealing.
Tommy Dackombe, 24, has been jailed for being behind the running of a “very active” phone line supplying drugs in Thetford.
His mum Robyn Dackombe admitted the possession of drugs she took off her son out of a “misplaced” attempt to stop his dealing.
Norwich Crown Court was told when police raided the family home at Durham Way in Thetford in May 2022 he had attempted to flush drugs down the toilet.
Fourteen packages of cocaine broken up into small amounts for street dealing were also discovered.
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Ian James, prosecuting, said Tommy Dackombe had been arrested again while still on bail in August 2023 over the continued operation of a “busy drugs supply line”.
Analysis of a seized phone had found 992 text messages between June and August telling users that the line was “active” for the supply of cocaine, he added.
Almost £3,000 in cash was also discovered hidden in his home and car.
Tommy Dackombe pleaded guilty to being concerned in supply of cocaine and cannabis, possession with intent to supply and criminal property.
Lori Tucker, mitigating, said: “He is a cocaine user who fell into a trap after building up a debt to those higher up the chain who told him the only way to pay it off was to sell drugs.
“He has since become a young father and this has been a massive wake up call.”
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Jailing him for a total of four years, Recorder Simon Taylor said: “I understand that you got sucked into this initially to pay off drug debts but you took to it with aplomb.”
Sentencing his mother, who admitted possession of class A drugs, to a conditional discharge, Recorder Taylor told her: “Your behaviour was criminal but you were caught up in this out of a somewhat misplaced attempt to help your son.”
Stephen Spence, mitigating, said: “She found drugs in her son’s room and took them away to help him but mistakenly never disposed of them.”
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