Sussex Police said Leon Peace, 55, has been ‘sentenced for wholesale supply’ in West Sussex. He was also found with weapons, including a handgun and a knife, police said.
A statement on Tuesday, August 18, read: “A drug dealer who was found in possession of wholesale amounts of class A and B drugs has been jailed.
“Leon Peace provided cocaine and cannabis to drug dealers in West Sussex.
“Officers from the tactical enforcement unit and community investigation team investigated Peace, and found him in possession of more than a kilogram of cocaine and nearly two kilograms of cannabis.
“The estimated street value of the block of cocaine was £100,000.
“Officers also found Peace, 55 – of Anson Road, Aldwick – in possession of a handgun, a knife, and a spike.”
Peace appeared at Lewes Crown Court on August 12.
The police statement read: “[He] admitted possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply, possession of a firearm and ammunition without a valid certificate, acquiring, using or possessing criminal property, possession of a bladed article, and possession of an offensive weapon.”
Peace was sentenced to ten years in prison, police said.
They added: “The court was told how Peace was linked to drug dealing across West Sussex as a wholesale supplier of cocaine and cannabis.
“He was arrested in June this year, and further searches of addresses linked to him found the block of cocaine, thousands of pounds in cash, and a large wholesale cannabis bag.”
Detective Superintendent Colin Garman said Peace ‘acted as an upstream supplier to drug dealers’, operating in West Sussex.
He added: “He was found in possession of potentially dangerous weapons.
“This case demonstrates our determination to disrupt the supply of drugs which cause so much harm in our communities, and to catch the organised criminals who bring associated crime, anti-social behaviour and violence onto our streets.
“Peace was a significant player in this drugs operation. Thanks to officers from our community investigations team we have taken out a drug supply network with offenders now serving significant prison sentences.”
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The court was told how Leon Peace was linked to drug dealing across West Sussex as a 'wholesale supplier of cocaine and cannabis'. Photo: Sussex Police