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‘So?’ – What dealer said to police during raid at home where huge haul of drugs and cash were found

Police found nearly £19,000 in cash at a drug dealer’s home, along with a haul of Class A drugs and cannabis.

Much of the cash was kept in the glove compartment of a Mercedes car outside Stefan Rae’s home in Scunthorpe, Grimsby Crown Court heard.

Judge Richard Woolfall said Humberside Police will soon utilise the power to seize vehicles used in the supply of illegal drugs. The deprivation of assets used in the trade will be used in the fight against crime or given to charities, the court heard.

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A total of £18,900 was seized in the raid, along with drugs and a flick knife and a machete, which police found in the home.

Rae, 31, of Priory Lane, admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply the drug, and a haul of cannabis and amphetamine.

Prosecuting, Craig Lowe said police visited the address on July 12 last year and found Rae smoking a joint. When they arrived and questioned the defendant he said: “So?”

During the search of the home they found cocaine with a street value of up to £1,060, cannabis in the garage worth £12,950 and amphetamine worth upto £750. A search of the Mercedes and the home, including behind the microwave and in a bedroom chest of drawers, revealed cash amounting to £18,900.

A knife and machete were also seized. Mr Lowe said Rae claimed the money was from his “winnings” from gambling and from wages which he kept because “he did not like banks”. The prosecutor said the defendant had previous convictions for wounding, and possession of weapons and possession of drugs. Judge Woolfall said if the defendant was ever convicted of drug supply again he would face a minimum of seven years in jail.

For Rae, Benjamin Donnell said his client had been doing well by getting a job as a paint sprayer and dissociating himself from certain people. He said his client is ashamed and embarrassed by “gambling” his future. He said the defendant had taken steps to improve his lot and wanted to address the judge by reading a letter to him from prison. But Judge Woolfall said that was the job of a defence barrister. “I don’t want to encourage defendants to start reading letters to me in court.”

Judge Woolfall said the defendant had an appalling record and warned him any repeat of such offences and he would expect sentences in prison “in double figures”.

“You only have yourself to blame. Supply of drugs means people commit crimes to fund their addiction and people commit violence while under the influence of drugs, as well as having an impact on health,” he said. He jailed Rae for a total of five years. He ordered the cash seized to be given to Humberside Police in the fight against crime.

Original artice: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/scunthorpe

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