Drug dealer jailed 10 years for supplying cocaine and cannabis across Northamptonshire

Jordan Woolmer, 28, was sentenced to over 10 years after a four-year police probe uncovered kilos of drugs, £57k cash, and a £12,500 Rolex.

Northampton dealer who flaunted drug wealth on Instagram sentenced to over a decade in prison

A drug dealer who publicly displayed a lavish lifestyle bankrolled by drug profits has been handed a sentence of 10 years and six months, bbc.com reports.

Jordan Woolmer, 28, formerly of Hawthorn Road, Burton Latimer, Kettering, was unanimously convicted of supplying Class A and Class B drugs following a trial at Northampton Crown Court earlier this year. On Friday he was sentenced for supplying cocaine and cannabis across Northamptonshire.

Woolmer was first arrested after Northamptonshire Police stopped his BMW in Victoria Gardens, Northampton. Officers seized 450 grams of cannabis, 83 grams of cocaine and £7,000 in cash. A £12,500 Rolex watch was among items taken from him in custody, which police cited as evidence of living off the proceeds of crime.

A subsequent search of a property in Leicester recovered £14,000 forensically linked to Woolmer, while a storage facility in Rutland yielded a further 500 grams of cocaine. Over two years, investigators seized a total of £34,680 worth of clothing, £57,465 in cash, one kilogram of cocaine and 500 grams of cannabis.

The conviction followed a four-year investigation led by Detective Constable James Roe of Northamptonshire Police. Woolmer received an additional one year and 10 months, to run concurrently, for breaching a suspended sentence, and a further three months for driving whilst disqualified. He was also banned from driving for seven years and three months, a disqualification that begins upon his release.

Det Con Roe said: "Jordan Woolmer thought he could live a life that was beyond his legal means and just couldn't resist boasting about his luxurious lifestyle on his Instagram account."

He added: "This has been a lengthy, but thorough investigation to bring Woolmer to justice, and we are pleased that the sentence imposed reflects the severity of the offending, and the dedication and attention to detail our team put into this case."

Det Con Roe also noted that no one should be permitted to profit from criminality: "No-one should be able to benefit from the money made from their ill-gotten gains."

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