Snapchat cocaine dealer busted in undercover sting at Wolstanton Retail Park – Stoke-on-Trent Live

Drug dealer Jamie Cooper was caught supplying cocaine in a police sting. The 22-year-old was arrested after police discovered he was offering the drug for sale on Snapchat. Undercover officers contacted the defendant and bought cocaine from him on four separate occasions. After the fourth transaction, at Wolstanton Retail Park, officers arrested the defendant. His home was searched and police recovered snapbags. Now Cooper has been jailed for two years at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. READ: Racist resident batters care home worker in terrifying attack Prosecutor Hunter Gray said the defendant was arrested following a police operation between Staffordshire anti corruption unit and West Midlands Police. Mr Gray said: “They were aware drugs were being offered for supply via Snapchat. “Undercover officers contacted the defendant by his Snapchat account. The first contact took place on March 3 and arrangements were made to buy drugs from him the following day. The meeting was at Etruria Road and he supplied an undercover officer with 884 milligrams of cocaine. Cocaine dealer Jamie Cooper was jailed at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court (Image: Staffordshire Police) “Further contact was made in the next two months. He supplied just under a gram of cocaine to an undercover officer on…
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