Driver caught with using phone as police make worst discovery leading to jail time

A driver caught with using his mobile phone at the wheel landed himself in worst trouble. Rokas Silickis has now been jailed for two years after police discovered drugs in his vehicle.

The officers stopped the car being driven by 24-year-old in Cottage Leap, Rugby. After getting a whiff of cannabis they searched the car and seized two large bags of the drug along with three mobile phones and £3,000 worth of cash.

Following the arrest, detectives from Warwickshire Police's Serious and Organised Crime team raided two houses in Rugby linked to Silickis where they discovered 158 cannabis plants.

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Silickis, of Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, was jailed for 27 months following a hearing at Warwick Crown Court. He had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of producing cannabis and one count of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

Speaking after the case, Detective Constable Matt Rapkins from Warwickshire Police said: “There are a couple of lessons to be learnt from this. Firstly, don’t use your mobile phone while driving. Secondly, especially don’t do it if you’re carrying two large bags of cannabis.

“In all seriousness, this was an excellent bit of policing by officers on patrol whose efforts in stopping a man for a driving offence led to a significant amount of cannabis being taken off the streets.”