Drugs and cash worth £20,000 found at man's home

Jack Defraine, 29, was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court for drug offences

A 29-year-old drug dealer has been jailed for three and a half years after cash and drugs worth almost £20,000 was found at his home.

Cambridgeshire Police carried out a warrant at Jack Defraine’s former home in Sparrow Road, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, on 21 May 2021.

Defraine, 29, was not home when officers forced entry but he was alerted to their presence via his video doorbell and arrived at the property mid-search.

He was arrested after officers found a washbag containing £11,645 in cash along with up to about £7,065 worth of drugs including MDMA, LSD, ketamine and cannabis in various rooms throughout the house.

Drugs and cash worth almost £20,000 was found at Defraine's house in Hampton, Peterborough

Defraine appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday, where he was sentenced after being found guilty of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug (MDMA), possession with intent to supply a Class B drug (ketamine) and possession of criminal property (cash).

He was cleared of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug (cannabis) and had previously admitted possession of a Class A drug (LSD).

PC Shane Nicholls, who was part of the investigation, said: “This warrant was part of Operation Spotlight – a partnership response to tackling drug-related activity across Peterborough.

“Defraine denied any involvement in dealing drugs, however the evidence showing the sheer amount of cash and substances he was in possession of ultimately led to a jury finding him guilty.”