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Flaminia Luck

Gateshead drug dealer who hid white powder in Kinder egg jailed for role in conspiracy to sell cocaine

A Gateshead drug dealer has been jailed for more than two years after admitting to his role in a conspiracy to sell cocaine.

Stephen Conboy, 31, of Linden Road, will be behind bars for a total of 28 months after pleading guilty to possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply.

The dealer was caught out following a series of raids in Blaydon and Gateshead as part of Operation Sentinel, the North East's joint venture to tackle and disrupt organised crime.

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