A drug dealer from Durham who fled the country in a bid to avoid being arrested has been jailed for more than a decade.
The 32-year-old was slapped with a 16 year sentence after attempting to evade police on a variety of different charges including conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs, possession with intent to supply a Class B drug, handling stolen goods, possession of a bladed article, dangerous driving and theft.
Shaun Philip Mason originally made off from the scene of a drugs farm in the Pelton area of County Durham in March 2020 when officers who could smell cannabis from the street knocked on his door. He fled in a stolen Land Rover which he crashed into pursuing police vehicles and after abandoning it, stole a bike from a lone female cyclist to get away.
