Man jailed for £12,000 cocaine found in car

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

A man has been jailed after police found cocaine worth over £12,000 hidden in his vehicle.

Deniz Nikolov, 23, of Denchers Plat in Crawley, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison at Carlisle Crown Court on October 12 for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. He was stopped by police while driving in Low Row, Brampton, on September 2, 2026.

During the search of his vehicle, drugs dog PD Milo alerted officers to the presence of controlled substances. Officers then discovered 150 individually sealed one-gram snap bags of cocaine hidden behind the vehicle's CD player. An additional seven one-gram bags were found during a search of a hotel in Carlisle where Nikolov had been staying.

Detective Constable James Bowness said the sentence demonstrated the force's commitment to targeting those involved in the supply of controlled drugs and bringing offenders before the courts. He added that the supply of illegal drugs causes significant harm to communities and fuels wider criminality.

How it is being reported

• Man jailed after cocaine worth £12,000 found hidden in car by police dogA man has been jailed after being caught with cocaine worth more than £12,000.NW Evening Mail · 13 Oct, 12:22
• Man jailed after cocaine worth £12,000 found hidden in car by police dogA man has been jailed after being caught with cocaine worth more than £12,000.Westmorland Gazette · 13 Oct, 12:22
• Man jailed after cocaine worth £12,000 found hidden behind car CD playerA man has been jailed after being caught with cocaine worth more than £12,000.News & Star · 13 Oct, 11:23

In this story: Deniz Nikolov · Carlisle Crown Court · Crawley · Brampton · Carlisle · James Bowness

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