Drug dealer arrested with £237,000, sports cars jailed

A drug dealer caught with more than £237,000 in cash and a shipment of cannabis packed in cardboard boxes in two Manchester apartments has been jailed.

Angus McBeath, 42, also owned an Audi RS4 sports car worth £77,000 and a Range Rover which he paid for in cash.

A parking ticket in the Range Rover led police to one of the apartments where they found the Audi and more than 10 kg (22 lb) of cannabis.

McBeath was jailed for three years and nine months after admitting possessing Class B drugs with intent to supply during a hearing at Manchester Crown Court.

He was also sentenced to three years and nine months for possession of criminal property, to be served concurrently.

The court heard that on the morning of March 8, 2023, police searched McBeath’s apartment in the South Tower on Owen Street in Manchester,

They found a parking ticket that led them to another house, in the nearby Hacienda Apartments, where they found cannabis and the Audi.

Officers also found two machines used to seal packages and thousands of small, empty cannabis branded packages.

Connor Turner, 24, from Crewe, was given a suspended sentence for possessing class B drugs with intent to supply.

Turner was found not guilty of possession of criminal property.

Detective Paul Elkin, of Greater Manchester Police, said the conviction was “another step towards stopping the operations of these people and gangs who think it is acceptable to deal drugs in the streets of Manchester.

He urged anyone concerned about possible drug dealing in their community to contact police or Crimestoppers.

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