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Kettering Town Ends Jamar Loza's Contract After 28-Month Jail Term

A judge said the former Norwich City forward ran a nitrous oxide supply operation on an industrial scale.

Overview

  • Loza was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court after pleading guilty to possessing a psychoactive substance with intent to supply and to supplying it.
  • Police first uncovered the case in August 2022 when stops of his Mercedes found numerous nitrous oxide canisters and led to two arrests in one week.
  • The court heard the enterprise moved pallets worth about £10,000 between London and Norfolk, with hired drivers used to transport the gas.
  • Recorder Ruth Brander said the offending was commercial in scale and noted reports he boasted about making large sums of money.
  • Kettering Town said the offences pre-dated his spell there and confirmed his release, as co-defendant Lydia Punchard received a six-month suspended sentence.