Cambs canal boat was drugs den for 20 years
A DRUG dealer sold cannabis from his boat for two decades.
Ian Philips, 44, was found to have drugs worth more than �10,000 on his canal boat when officers raided it in Littleport on January 13.
Officers found a large amount of cannabis along with amphetamine, cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia.
He was charged with two counts of possessing class A drugs – cocaine and mushrooms, and possession with intent to supply cannabis - both herbal and resin, MDMA and amphetamine. He admitted all six charges at Cambridge Crown Court.
He admitted selling drugs in the area for the past 20 years but said he had done so to fund his own drug habit.
He was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, given a six-month supervision order and ordered to carry out 200 hours’ unpaid work on Tuesday (August 28)
Detective Constable Mark Beaven said: “Drug dealing in any form is not acceptable and we will continue to disrupt any such criminality.
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“This man was responsible for selling drugs to people in Ely and Littleport over a 20 year period, hopefully this will have an impact on the use and supply of drugs in the area.”
