19 hours Ago By [email protected] (Robert Harries)
A man who was arrested by police on suspicion of drug offences was caught trying to hide almost 50g of cocaine under the back seat of the police car that was taking him to a police station. Shaun Clawson, 39, had been travelling as a passenger in a Seat Leon on February 1 when officers stopped the car on the A40 near St Clears in Carmarthenshire . Clawson was found with a phone, a cling film wrap and a spoon containing traces of white powder in the footwell where he had been sitting.
He was arrested and placed in a police car. Footage captured inside the vehicle showed Clawson removing a cling-film wrap from the back of his trousers and dropping it on the floor of the car. Don’t miss a court report by signing up to our crime newsletter here .
The wrap was found to contain approximately 48.5g of crack cocaine worth an estimated £4,850. Three other suspects were also arrested at the scene for possession with intent to supply a class A drug.
They have been bailed pending further enquiries. Clawson, of Nantucket Avenue, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday, March 5. He was jailed for six years.
Detective Sergeant Vinny Barrett, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said: “This sentence should serve as a warning to anybody considering engaging in the supply of illegal drugs that Dyfed-Powys Police will not tolerate the supply of class A drugs into our communities. We will seek to relentlessly target those who engage in the supply of illegal substances.” Find out about the latest crime statistics where you live.
