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Feb 2021
Heroin dealer in Harrogate jailed for five years
A man has been jailed for more than five years for dealing drugs on the streets of Harrogate.
Andrew Paul Christian Brown, 46, was arrested in the Montpellier Hill area of the town on 17 September last year by officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Expedite team.
He was charged with supplying heroin on dates in 2019 and 2020, as well as possessing criminal property – namely more than £700 found in his underwear following a search by officers.
Brown, whose address was listed as HMP Hull, pleaded guilty and at York Crown Court on Friday was jailed for five years and seven months.
In addition, the court ordered that £716 be confiscated from him, and he must also pay a victim surcharge.
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DC Tom Barker, of North Yorkshire Police, said:
North Yorkshire Police's Expedite team specialises in county lines drugs offences.
Anyone with information about drug dealing in their area can contact North Yorkshire Police on 101. If you prefer not to speak to the police and remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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