A former drug-dealing couple have been placed under house arrest after their "fledgling cottage industry" was busted by police. Daniel Atherton, who works in stem cell research and is from Foxglove Close, East Leake, and then partner Caitlin Harper, of Harris Road, Chilwell, tried to drive away from police from a Long Eaton car park when they were caught.
But officers stopped them and smelt cannabis coming from the car, Nottingham Crown Court heard. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine between May 15, 2020, and July 3, 2020, and conspiracy to supply diazepam and Ecstasy pills.
More than 150 Ecstasy tablets were found in the car, and more at Atherton's home address. But crucial phone analysis led to the discovery of their involvement in dealing drugs.
