Drug dealer given two-year suspended sentence

A drug dealer found with crack cocaine and cannabis in Tamworth has been given a two-year suspended sentence.

Alex Millard, 32, of Mile Oak, Tamworth, was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 16 May) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A (crack cocaine) and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B (cannabis) after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing.

He was also ordered to pay £250 court costs and a £187 surcharge, In addition, he must carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

Millard was sat in the driver’s seat of a Honda Civic involved in a stop-and-search by officers on Eringden, Stonydelph, in April 2022.

We found and seized cannabis in a zip-lock bag and nail polish container and 15 wraps of suspected class A drugs inside the vehicle. Officers also recovered an iPhone and Nokia ‘burner phone’ as well as just over £700 cash.

Millard was arrested and later charged after being released under investigation.

The activity follows our ongoing commitment to proactively target serious and organised crime across Staffordshire.

We launched Operation Target last year and have been working with local police forces to disrupt and pursue criminals who plan, organise and commit serious criminal offences across the county, including drug supply, illegal firearms, knife crime, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

To read more about the work we’ve been doing, visit: https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/news/staffordshire/news/2023/may/major-operation-to-target-serious-organised-crime-launched/