18-year-old jailed for drugs offences after arrest in Newmarket

A teenager has been jailed for drugs offences after being arrested by Suffolk police’s Sentinel West team in Newmarket.

On July 1 officers from the team had cause to stop a vehicle after it was seen in the town.

The driver was subject to a search under Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act and officers discovered multiple press seal bags containing powder cocaine hidden within a disposable vape and a quantity of cash located.

Extensive evidence of organised drug supply across Suffolk and Cambridgeshire was located.

Etmont Karitsi, (pictured above) of Abbey Street, in Cambridge, was charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug (cocaine) and remanded in custody.

On Friday, November 1, the 18-year-old appeared at Ipswich Crown Court where he was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment and ordered to pay £187 in costs to the court.

Sergeant George Laflin, from the West Sentinel team, said: “We will continue to make Suffolk as inhospitable as possible for those that come here to distribute drugs and ultimately cause misery within our local communities.

“The overwhelming evidence meant that the defendant entered an early guilty plea.”

If you suspect drug activity report this via the website www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something/report-crime, call 101, or alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers to report anonymously – either online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.