Man caught with drugs and knife following traffic stop

A man was caught with illegal drugs and a kitchen knife following a traffic stop on the A14.

Neighbourhood officers were on patrol on the A14 near Godmanchester on 21 April when their suspicions were raised around a blue Seat Ibiza they were following.

Checks revealed the driver, Alfie Holt, had been disqualified in March.

The 21-year-old of Victory Avenue, Whittlesey, was pulled over and inside his car they found class A drugs, cannabis, scales and a kitchen knife in the side of the driver’s door.

At Cambridge Crown Court yesterday (31 July), Holt was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years and must carry out 50 hours unpaid work.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, driving while disqualified, possession of cannabis and possession of a knife.

PC Chris Winchester, from the Huntingdon Neighbourhood Team, said: “We will continue to target people like Holt who come into Huntingdonshire to deal drugs. As Holt demonstrates, drug dealers often carry weapons making them a danger within our communities.”

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