A Swindon drug dealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
A police investigation into Taylor Burt began in December of last year after officers identified a mobile phone involved in drug deals in the Penhill area using the street name of Hammer.
Officers from the Fortitude team began extensive enquiries and digital forensic work to link the number Taylor Burt.
Their investigation proved that Burt, 20, of Ramsbury Avenue, Swindon, was controlling this drugs line during a 12-week period between January and March of this year.
He was supplying crack cocaine and heroin, mainly in the Penhill area, and it is believed the line made up to £64,000 during this time.
Burt pleaded guilty at the first court hearing to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, and appeared at Swindon Crown Court yesterday - 1 November - where he was jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Det Sgt Joe Shanklin from Fortitude, which is Wiltshire Police’s proactive team dedicated to tackling the most serious crime across Swindon and Wiltshire, welcomed the sentence.
He said: "This is Burt’s first conviction for a drug-related offence and our case made it clear that we believe he was only running this drug line for just 12 weeks.
"However, that three-month period has landed him with a jail term of more than four years.
"We hope this acts as a stern warning to others involved in this type of crime that both the police and the courts take Class A drug dealing incredibly seriously, and you should expect to receive a lengthy sentence if and when you are caught.
"The officers working on Fortitude are committed to tackling drug dealing and ensuring those involved in this criminality, which brings so much harm to our communities, face justice and are taken off our streets.
"PC White, who was the officer in the case, is a tenacious officer who will ‘get the job done’ and this is a great example of his hard work and dedication to the cause, of which I am very proud."
People who have concerns about drug dealing in their neighbourhood should call the police on 101 or report via an online form on the Wiltshire Police website.
They can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Officers from the Fortitude team began extensive enquiries and digital forensic work to link the number Taylor Burt.
Their investigation proved that Burt, 20, of Ramsbury Avenue, Swindon, was controlling this drugs line during a 12-week period between January and March of this year.
He was supplying crack cocaine and heroin, mainly in the Penhill area, and it is believed the line made up to £64,000 during this time.
Burt pleaded guilty at the first court hearing to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, and appeared at Swindon Crown Court yesterday - 1 November - where he was jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Det Sgt Joe Shanklin from Fortitude, which is Wiltshire Police’s proactive team dedicated to tackling the most serious crime across Swindon and Wiltshire, welcomed the sentence.
He said: "This is Burt’s first conviction for a drug-related offence and our case made it clear that we believe he was only running this drug line for just 12 weeks.
"However, that three-month period has landed him with a jail term of more than four years.
"We hope this acts as a stern warning to others involved in this type of crime that both the police and the courts take Class A drug dealing incredibly seriously, and you should expect to receive a lengthy sentence if and when you are caught.
"The officers working on Fortitude are committed to tackling drug dealing and ensuring those involved in this criminality, which brings so much harm to our communities, face justice and are taken off our streets.
"PC White, who was the officer in the case, is a tenacious officer who will ‘get the job done’ and this is a great example of his hard work and dedication to the cause, of which I am very proud."
People who have concerns about drug dealing in their neighbourhood should call the police on 101 or report via an online form on the Wiltshire Police website.
They can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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