Nottinghamshire drug dealer's 'extravagant lifestyle' of 'expensive clothes and jewellery' uncovered

Police found cannabis, cocaine and expensive clothes when they raided the home of a Nottinghamshire drug dealer. Nottingham Crown Court heard how there was “evidence of an extravagant lifestyle” and more than £1,200 at Jordan Garfitt’s then home in Worksop.

The 24-year-old had messages on his phone consistent that he was selling to users and employing others to sell on his behalf. But in the 18 months since the warrant was executed, the defendant had paid off his drug debt and got himself clean.

Handing him a suspended sentence, Judge Steven Coupland said: “You got yourself through your use of drugs in the supply of drugs and I am quite satisfied you did that because of your drug debt. But it was not just to pay it off because you were buying nice things for yourself and messages on your phone show you were organising others to run as well.

“The amount of drugs found was significant and people who deal drugs create misery for other people and you know that because you are standing in a crown court dock staring down the barrel of a prison sentence.” Sue Rodham, prosecuting, said police executed a warrant at an address in Grove Court and carried out a search.

She said officers found 342g of cannabis with a value of up to £3,400 on the streets, along with £1,290 in cash, paraphernalia and a mobile phone. The prosecutor said: “There was evidence of an extravagant lifestyle with expensive clothes and jewellery and a BB gun to protect his stock.”

Garfitt, now of Raines Avenue, Worksop, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis, possession of cocaine, possession of ketamine and possession of criminal property. He has a 2018 conviction for possession of drugs.

His barrister said since his arrest, the defendant's father has helped him clear his £5,000 drug debt, he has stopped using and has found a job. The defendant was handed a 16-month prison term, suspended for 18 months, with 10 rehabilitation sessions and 200 hours unpaid work.