Peterborough cocaine 'courier' begins 21-month jail sentence

Peterborough drug 'courier' Asa Wilson is starting a 21-month jail sentence

A drug "courier" has begun a 21-month jail term after admitting conspiring to supply cocaine.

Asa Wilson, 35, of Grange Road, Middlesbrough, was sentenced by a Luton Crown Court judge.

Police in Cambridgeshire said Wilson was a "courier" who had delivered cocaine to so-called "buyers" across Peterborough.

The force said he had been arrested after mobile phone data showed evidence of his movements.

Wilson was handed a sentence of one year and nine months at a hearing on Monday, after he entered a guilty plea.

A police spokesman described Wilson as a "courier" and said he had delivered cocaine to a number of locations near Peterborough, including Eye, Parnwell and Stanground.

Det Con Michael Riley said: "Wilson played a key part in transporting class A drugs across Peterborough with no regard to the detrimental effects they have on society."

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