Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the first four months of the year.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
45. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A St Leonards man found with drugs worth almost £1million has been jailed for seven years. Danny Wilder, 38, of Vale Road in St Leonards, was detained after being seen behaving suspiciously by officers in Cloudesley Road on May 19, 2023. He was searched, found with a small amount of cocaine and cash and arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. When officers searched his home, they found around 10kg of cocaine and 16kg of cannabis, plus around £30,000 in cash. The drugs are believed to have a street value of around £930,000. Wilder was subsequently charged with possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs and money laundering and, at Lewes Crown Court on June 19, 2023, he pleaded guilty to all charges. At Brighton Crown Court on March 18, Wilder was sentenced to seven years for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, three years for possession with intent to supply cannabis and two years for money laundering, all to run concurrently. Photo: Sussex Police
46. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A drug dealer who was stopped by specialist firearms officers in Brighton has been sentenced. Officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit were carrying out plain-clothes patrols in the city to support efforts to disrupt the supply of drugs. They spotted 20-year-old Fiorent Muharremi acting suspiciously in Clifton Road at the junction with Clifton Hill. He was stopped and detained by the officers for a search, and found in possession of class A and B drugs .Following an investigation by Brighton CID, he was charged with offences and appeared in court. Then at Lewes Crown Court on March 7, he admitted possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, and a class B drug with intent to supply. Muharremi, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years in custody in a youth offenders institution. Photo: Sussex Police
47. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
Two men have been convicted for being concerned in the supply of class A drugs in West Sussex. Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) responded to a suspicious vehicle returning to the county from London. The vehicle was stopped at Houghton Hill by the SEU officers, assisted by response officers and officers from the Roads Policing Unit. The driver was Gary Bendall (left), and the passenger was Nazmul Miah (right) .Phones linked to Bendall showed extensive drug dealing in the Chichester area. Meanwhile Miah handed over wraps of class A drugs worth £7,500 which he had concealed in his underwear. At Lewes Crown Court on February 16, both men were convicted and sentenced. The court was told how the SEU officers completed the vehicle stop on May 9 last year. Phone messages showed extensive drug dealing linked to both men. An investigation was completed by detectives from Chichester CID and both men were charged. Bendall, 37, of Meaden Way, Felpham, admitted being concerned in the supply of diamorphine (heroin) a class A drug, and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, also a class A drug. He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Miah, 43, of St James Square, Chichester, admitted possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, and possession of criminal property. He was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. Photo: Sussex Police
48. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
Two London men have been sentenced following a joint investigation into a county drug line. Adnan Mayanja (left), 26, of Walton Road, London, and Asher Robinson (right), 26, of Sherrard Road, London, appeared before Lewes Crown Court on February 9 after pleading guilty to offences in July 2023. Mayanja was sentenced to five years and seven months’ imprisonment and Robinson was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. Through intelligence and reports received, Sussex Police and Metropolitan Police identified a county drug line operating between East London and East Sussex, known as the ‘Bingo’ line. In June 2023, officers from Sussex Police’s Project ADDER team and from the Met Police’s Op Orochi team conducted simultaneous warrants in Eastbourne and London. Photo: Sussex Police