An Atherton man has been jailed for 3 years and 9 months at Bolton Crown Court after pleading guilty to three counts of possession with intent to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis and two counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin.
Lewis Grady aged 22 of Samuel Street was stopped and spoken to and then stop searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police received a call reporting drug dealing occurring on Orchard Lane in Leigh.
During the stop search, a large quantity of white and brown powder along with cannabis was found on his person individually wrapped along with a large quantity of cash.
Grady was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs. He was later interviewed about the matter and provided a ‘no comment’ interview.
Following Grady’s arrest, a house search was carried out at his home address during which more drugs and cash were found along with drug paraphernalia. Grady was released under investigation pending forensic and phone enquiries.
A later search of his address identified several of his personal belongings, including a passport and further class A drugs – crack cocaine and cash to the value of £6,318.
A spokesperson for GMP’s Force County Lines Team said:
“Thanks to our team’s diligent work we have secured a lengthy sentence for a key player in a drugs line harming members of the community and he will now be spending a considerable amount of time behind bars.
“From phone downloads, Grady sent footage to his girlfriend explaining that he couldn’t come home as he was too busy working long hours ‘bagging up’ drugs with other younger members of the drugs line.
“Drugs supply and organised crime has been blighting the community of Wigan and its surrounding areas for quite some time now and we’re continuing to be relentless in tackling serious and organised crime.”
