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Feb 2023
Two men jailed after dealing cocaine in Harrogate
Two drug dealers have been jailed after being caught with thousands of pounds worth of cocaine in Harrogate.
Angel Angelov and Tsonko Peev, both 25 and from Leeds, were sent to prison after pleading guilty to possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply.
On the afternoon of November 10 last year, officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Expedite team, which tackles county lines drug dealing, stopped a vehicle on its way to Harrogate from Leeds.
The driver, Angelov, was searched, and found with 26 bags of cocaine in a mint tin and a lock knife.
Some of the cocaine seized by North Yorkshire Police.
As the investigation continued, officers stopped another vehicle on Leeds Road in Harrogate on December 5. Inside were Angelov and Peev.
This time, Angelov was found with 20 bags of cocaine hidden in the lining of his coat, and a further 11 bags were found hidden by the handbrake.
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Both were charged and pleaded guilty at York Crown Court yesterday (February 7) to the offences.
Angelov was sentenced to five years and three months in prison. Meanwhile, Peev was jailed for two years and three months.
PC George Frost, from the Operation Expedite team, said:
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