A drug dealer claimed a huge stash of drugs worth £8,000 was purely for his own consumption after it was found by police. Jensen Bourne was arrested after officers on high-visibility patrols spotted a group acting suspiciously in a car park in Russell Street, Leamington Spa, in the early hours of July 24, 2022.

Officers searched Bourne and seized drugs, two phones and £100 in cash. A subsequent search of his home in Hastang Fields led to the seizure of more drugs, in excess of £2,000 and 11 more phones. The total value of drugs seized had an estimated street value of almost £8,000.

In a prepared statement ahead of his police interview Bourne claimed the drugs were for his personal use and that the cash had been paid by members of his family after he did painting jobs for them. The 23-year-old told police he had a mobile phone for personal use, one for work and that the other 11 were old phones.

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Detective Constable Alfie Mottram, from Warwickshire Police Serious and Organised Crime Team, said: "Bourne must have thought we were born yesterday by claiming that all these drugs were for his personal use. We quickly saw through his lies.

"His conviction is part our ongoing work to take down drug networks in the county and we will carry on doing this. We’re focused on those thought to be involved in a trade that brings with it nothing but misery.

"Bourne will now spend more than two and a half years behind bars. It sends a clear warning to others intent on supplying drugs – we are looking for you and we will take action."

At Warwick Crown Court on Monday, September 4, Bourne was jailed for two years and seven months having previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, cannabis, and ketamine.

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