Drug delivery boy in Notts told to count himself lucky
A drug “delivery boy” found with £27,000 of cannabis in his car boot was told to count himself lucky by a judge at Nottingham Crown Court.
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Police officers "noticed a strong smell of cannabis and saw a large number of air fresheners,” when they stopped Ryan Baker as he drove along Mapperley Rise, Nottingham, at 3pm, on June 5, 2019, prosecutor Eunice Opare-Addo said.
He appeared “nervous and shaky” and when asked if he was carrying anything he shouldn’t, told them to look in the boot.
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Baker made no comment when he was interviewed, said Ms Opare-Addo.
He played a “significant role,” she said, and was “motivated by financial advantage. “