An East Sussex man has been jailed after police found cocaine in his car with a potential value of £400,000.
Christopher Morris, 42, of Glessing Road, Stone Cross near Pevensey, was sentenced to six years at Lewes Crown Court on Monday 11 April, having previously admitted possession of five kilos of cocaine with intent to supply and money laundering.
Police say he was stopped by officers on December 15 last year by the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) who specialise in disruption and enforcement operations on roads across the county, targeting those involved in serious, organised and violent crime.
As officers went to speak to him in his car, he glanced behind him, prompting officers to check the back seat.
In the footwell behind him they found a bag containing two other bags - one containing five kilos of cocaine and the other containing £40,000 in cash.
See here the moment SEU officers took the bags full of drugs and cash from the car.
During a further search of his home, they found more cocaine and several thousands pounds more cash.
Morris said he had been carrying the drugs and cash "under duress for dealers" but he couldn't prove it and eventually admitted his guilt.
Following his sentencing, police are now investigating his assets with the aim of confiscating certain of is belongings under the Proceeds of Crime Act if it can be proved they were gained from drug dealing.
A spokesperson for the Sussex Police Serious Organised Crime Unit, who worked with the SEU officers in the operation, said:
"This is another example of colleagues working together to disrupt drugs supply in our communities."
To report suspicions about drug dealing in your local community, contact the police on 101 or online
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