Drug dealer caught after awkward fidgeting

A drug dealer has been handed another jail sentence after being caught with a stash of Class A drugs in his pants.

Dijon Brown, aged 22, was seen by officers in Sutton in Ashfield to be fidgeting awkwardly on 28 October 2022.

A search was carried out and he was found in possession of dozens of wraps of heroin and crack cocaine - all secreted in a clingfilm wrap in his underwear.

The drugs had a street value of about £2,000, and Brown was also found in possession of more than £500 in cash.

Brown, who is currently serving a jail sentence for a similar offence committed in July 2023, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.

Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, Brown, of HMP Stocken, was jailed for five years.

PC Ashley Whittaker-Smith, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

"Brown was already known to us and was clearly acting suspiciously when he came across him.

“Dealers often hide drugs in their underwear, and we strongly suspected this was the case here.

“Our suspicions were confirmed during a search back at the station and a significant quantity of illegal drugs were recovered as a result.”