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Cocaine dealer caught with drugs worth £2m

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June 11, 2025

A DRUG dealer has been jailed after cocaine worth an estimated £2m was found in his car during a police stop in Newcastle.

- By DAVID HUNTLEY Reporter

Cocaine dealer caught with drugs worth £2m

Officers stopped a white Vauxhall Corsa at around 2pm on February 3 in a car park on Edgefield Avenue in the Fawdon area of the city.

Richard French was arrested, and a search of the vehicle uncovered 20 one-kilo blocks of the class A drug, which had an estimated street value of £2m. The 36-year-old was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

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