Drug dealer's cash to be shared among charities

A total of £18,785 was seized from Rakeeb Ali's Peterborough home

More than £18,000 seized from a drug dealer's home will be donated to charities in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, including organisations supporting abuse victims and rough sleepers.

Cambridgeshire Police found the cash after carrying out a warrant at Rakeeb Ali's home in Midland Road, West Town, Peterborough, on 11 June.

They also found cocaine with a street value of up to £74,560 and cannabis with a street value of nearly £1,000.

Ali, 29, was jailed for 50 months at Cambridge Crown Court on 1 August after pleading guilty to offences including possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs.

The drugs were found at Rakeeb Ali's home in West Town

The court ordered the £18,785 to be split between The Angels Foundation, Cambridge Aid, Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge Cyrenians, Cambridge Women's Aid, The Light Project, Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service, Peterborough Women's Aid, The Port, The Red Hen Project and Young People's Counselling Service.

Det Con Stephanie Day said: "This was a great find by our Neighbourhood Support Team, who were responding to concerns raised by the community about drug dealing.

"Drug dealing and the associated criminality can have a significant impact on communities, and I am glad something positive is coming from this with the cash being used to help those in need across Cambridgeshire."

Bags of cocaine worth about £75,000 were found, police said