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23
Mar 2022
Harrogate drug dealers sentenced after being caught with £2,500 worth of cocaine
Two drug dealers have been sentenced after being caught in Harrogate with cocaine worth £2,500.
Darren Walker, 44, and Hannah Sharrett, 32, admitted to possessing the drugs and a small amount of cannabis.
The pair were stopped by police in a car on Leeds Road on April 16, 2020, heading into Harrogate.
A search located two bags of cocaine in the glove box and a further bag under the passenger seat – with a street value of more than £2,500.
A further small amount of cocaine was found in Sharratt’s possession, and a small amount of cannabis in a car door pocket.
Police seized and examined Walker’s phone, which showed him arranging the sale and transportation of drugs for street-level distribution.
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Walker, of Darley, Harrogate, was sentenced to 44 months in jail for possession with intent to supply cocaine.
He was also disqualified from driving after being found to be under the influence of cocaine.
Sharratt, of Fairfax Avenue, Harrogate, was given a suspended sentence totalling 24 months for being concerned in the supply of cocaine, and possession of cocaine and cannabis.
PC George Frost, from North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Expedite Team in Harrogate, said:
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