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Drug Dealer Jailed for 10½ Years After Four‑Year Police Probe

The sentence reflects how forensic links convinced jurors that his visible luxury lifestyle was paid for by drug dealing.

Overview

  • Woolmer, 28, was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court to 10½ years for supplying cocaine and cannabis and received extra concurrent terms for breaching a suspended sentence and driving offences together with a seven year three month driving ban.
  • The investigation began after a 2022 traffic stop in Northampton when officers seized 450g of cannabis, 83g of cocaine and £7,000, which led detectives into a wider probe of his network.
  • Forensic teams found Woolmer’s fingerprints on more than £14,000 recovered from a Leicester property on 20 April 2023 and on the packaging of 500g of cocaine stored in a Rutland unit four days later, links prosecutors highlighted at trial.
  • Across the four‑year inquiry police recovered £57,465 in cash, one kilogram of cocaine, 500g of cannabis and designer clothing valued at about £34,680, plus high‑value items such as a Rolex watch.
  • Co‑defendant Kacper Burzynski admitted involvement in supplying a Class B drug and possessing criminal property and was given a 10‑month sentence suspended for two years, while police said the case shows how visible social‑media spending can be used alongside forensic evidence to trace illicit proceeds.