Drug dealer who flaunted luxury lifestyle jailed

A drug dealer who boasted a luxurious lifestyle funded by the profits of his criminality has been jailed.

Jordan Woolmer, formerly of Hawthorn Road, Burton Latimer, Kettering, was unanimously found guilty of supplying Class A and Class B drugs following a trial at Northampton Crown Court earlier this year.

On Friday, the 28-year-old was sentenced to 10 years and six months for supplying cocaine and cannabis across Northamptonshire.

Det Con James Roe, who led a four-year Northamptonshire Police investigation into Woolmer, said: "No-one should be able to benefit from the money made from their ill-gotten gains."

Woolmer was also sentenced to one year and 10 months - to be served concurrently - for breaching a suspended sentence and a further three months for driving whilst disqualified.

He was also disqualified from driving for seven years and three months, which will start upon his release from prison.

Woolmer was arrested after his BMW car was stopped by Northamptonshire Police in Victoria Gardens, Northampton, and 450 grams of cannabis, 83 grams of cocaine and £7,000 was seized.

In custody following his arrest, a £12,500 Rolex watch was among the items seized - with police asserting the watch was evidence of him living off the proceeds of crime.

Woolmer was forensically linked to £14,000 recovered during a search of a property in Leicester and 500 grams of cocaine found at a storage facility in Rutland.

Northamptonshire Police said that over two years, a total of £34,680 worth of clothing was seized from Woolmer, along with £57,465 in cash, a kilo of cocaine and 500 grams of cannabis.

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.

"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."

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