A drug dealer who made an unsuccessful get-away from police while handcuffed has been jailed.
Body warn footage captured the momentDartford dealer Leon Jeffers attempted to escape police officers after he was found with wraps of heroin and crack cocaine.
Jeffers was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and of crack cocaine. Picture: Kent Police
It comes after a police investigation identified the 26-year-old had been in contact with class A drug users – including known users in the town – via mobile phone in July.
On October 9, officers attended his home address in Eltham, south London and he was detained for a search.
Here, heroin and crack cocaine were seized, along with two mobile phones and more than £2400 in cash.
Footage shows that despite being arrested and handcuffed, Jeffers attempted to run from officers while being walked to a police car.
But his escape didn’t last long, moments later he was secured by officers and later charged with multiple drug offences.
On Monday, January 13, he was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court to two years in prison, after pleading guilty of being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.
Detective Constable Lydia Edwards said: “Dealers are responsible for wreaking havoc and causing misery in the lives of drug users and in their communities.
“We will always strive to bring criminals before the courts so that they can be held accountable for their actions, and to stamp out supply lines so that drugs are removed from the streets of Kent.”