A dealer caught with a "veritable candy store of drugs" worth up to £86,000 was snared in a police crackdown after a spate of narcotics-related student deaths.
James Newark was caught during a police operation into the supply of drugs following the deaths of three students in Newcastle in October 2020. While he was not directly linked to the deaths, information led police to his home in Gateshead.
Now the 21-year-old, who has no previous convictions, has been jailed for six years and eight months at Newcastle Crown Court after he admitted possessing high-purity cocaine, almost a kilo of MDMA and ketamine with intent to supply.
