A chaotic drama unfolded at a Peterborough home when Mark Smith, 42, was caught hoarding heroin and crack cocaine. Police were called after reports of a disturbance at an Orton Goldhay property on 27 January.
Barricaded and belligerent, Smith went off the rails, acting erratically before locking himself in a bedroom. Officers tried to talk him down, but he hurled abuse and refused to come out. When police finally forced the door, Smith threw a chair at them and was immediately arrested.
Once in custody, officers found 21 wraps of crack cocaine and five wraps of heroin on Smith. Investigators say the packaging made it clear these drugs were meant for onward supply, not personal use.
On Thursday, 26 March, Cambridge Crown Court sentenced Smith, who has no fixed address, to 18 months in jail. He had pleaded guilty to being involved in supplying crack cocaine and heroin, as well as assaulting a police officer during the incident.
Originally published by UKNIP.
