A Bedford man has been sentenced to more than five years imprisonment after a police stop led officers to discover more than £3,000 worth of Class A drugs strapped to his leg.
Whilst on a routine patrol in Kent Avenue, Bedford, in September 2024, officers noticed a vehicle driving dangerously.
Despite officers turning on their sirens and indicating for the vehicle to stop, the driver, Joseph Gbonda, continued driving erratically, before he was forced to stop when his tyre burst after he hit a kerb.
Police found the drugs and £2k of cash in the car.
He was later sentenced to a total of five years and nine months for failure to stop, being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and being in possession of a Class B drug. He will also be disqualified from driving for two years.
