Three year sentence for Lambeth drug dealer

A known gang member from Lambeth was was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday January, 6.

Michael Richards, 22, had his home raided at Saxby Road in November 2021 by the Met's Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF).

Richards was found inside the address with multiple wraps of class A drugs as well as a large amount of cash.

Laboratory tests later found the substances to be heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis with a street value of around £1,000.

He appeared at Inner London Crown Court Court and was charged with three offences: possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A (cocaine), possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A (heroin) and possession a controlled drug of class B (cannabis and cannabis resin).

Inspector Dan Thompson, who leads VCTF Proactive Syndicate 11, based at Sutton, said: "The distribution of drugs fuels violence and the associated criminality that accompanies it causes misery to local communities.

"This is a great example of how the VCTF are tasked to an area and can really focus on those individuals who are driving up violence on our streets and in our communities through the supply of drugs.''