A drug dealer found with crack, heroin and more than £5,000 in cash will have his movements tracked by GPS.
Lewis Cook, 21, avoided an immediate jail sentence but was told his whereabouts would be electronically monitored for the next six months.
Norwich Crown Court was told he had fled from police by jumping over a series of garden fences in King’s Lynn in a desperate attempt to escape arrest.
Officers later retraced his steps from Riverside Lane and discovered a suspicious package containing quantities of crack cocaine and diamorphine, known to users as street heroin.
Danielle O’Donovan, prosecuting, said when arrested in July 2023 he also had £300 on him while subsequent searches of his home and another address had discovered another almost £5,000 in cash.
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Text messages on seized phones had shown evidence of dealing with references to ‘shots’ - a term used for single drug deals, she added.
A ‘track list’ showing names of buyers, quantities and amounts of money owed - including one customer who owed more than £1,000 - were also discovered.
Cook, of St Johns Terrace, King's Lynn, had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.
The court was told he had seven previous convictions for 10 offences including drugs offences and possession of an imitation firearm.
Nicholas Bleaney, mitigating, said he was “immature” to get involved in drugs.
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Sentencing him to two years suspended for 48 months, Recorder Ruth Brander said: “This is not the first you have been before the courts for supply of drugs.
“However I do take into account there was a level of coercion and pressure brought to bear on you.”
She ordered him to also do 250 hours unpaid work and complete a skills programme.
“You are a young man who is at a crossroads with a capacity to change. This is the last chance saloon for you,” she added.
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