Drug dealer 'willing to risk lives' jailed after 'acting suspiciously' in Warwickshire

A drug dealer who police said was "willing to risk the lives of people around him" has been jailed after being caught in Warwickshire. James Rigby was spotted acting suspiciously in a Vauxhall Corsa in Warwick in August this year.

Police pulled the 20-year-old over and found a huge stash of Class-A drugs inside the car - including cocaine, MDMA, ecstasy and cannabis. Officers also seized £1,310 in cash.

Detectives also searched two homes linked to Rigby where they found more drugs and £19,125 in cash. Rigby, from Kenilworth, later pleaded guilty to possessing Class-A and B drugs with intent to supply.

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He was sentenced to four years behind bars at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday, October 31. DC Christopher Pitt said: “We’re pleased that another individual who was willing to risk the lives of people around him because he thought he could make some quick cash has been jailed.

“Rigby was playing his part in funding and facilitating a web of criminality that causes misery, poverty and suffering here in his own community. He now has four years in prison to reflect on his actions – and to work out how he can make a living in a way that doesn’t destroy communities.”