A teenage drug dealer has avoided jail despite being caught in the act while on court bail for multiple robberies.
Abdulkadir Abdulkadir, 18, was handed a two year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting to various crimes in court.
He entered guilty pleas to possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine, breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order, two counts of robbery, handling stolen goods, receiving stolen goods and being in possession of amphetamine.
On November 11 last year, Abdulkadir was arrested in connection with three separate robberies of teenagers near Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough.
Police were called about the robberies of three boys, aged 13, 14 and 15, all near the entrance to the centre on the afternoon of November 4.
Abdulkadir was identified from CCTV footage as part of a group, some of whom were wearing balaclavas, who forced their victims to hand over items including a Trapstar coat worth £250, a Trapstar bag and Hoodrich gloves.
Upon his arrest, Abdulkadir was wearing the stolen Trapstar coat and had the stolen gloves in his bag.
He was later charged with two counts of robbery, handling stolen goods, receiving stolen goods and being in possession of amphetamine. He was remanded in custody to appear in court the following day where he was granted bail.
A month later, on December 14, Abdulkadir was arrested by officers from the Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) after he was found to be in possession of class A drugs.
The officers were carrying out plain-clothed patrols around Peterborough city centre in relation to drug dealing, when they spotted a group of known drug users gathered in an alleyway in Pipe Lane, Eastgate.
Witnessing Abdulkadir handing items to the group, the officers went to intercept when he made a run for it and threw a small package on the ground.
He was detained and the package - which was later found to contain individual wraps of cocaine and heroin worth £70 - was seized.
Cambridgeshire Police have released officer bodycam footage which shows Abdulkadir denying he had any part in the deal, and saying: "tomorrow's my birthday bro..."
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On being searched in custody, £164.02 in cash was found in his sock and a search of his then home in Braybrook, Orton Goldhay, uncovered about £1,390 worth of cocaine and heroin.
There was also evidence relating to drug dealing including weighing scales, a further £100 in cash and “debt sheets”.
Abdulkadir was further arrested after he was found to be in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) which was imposed by Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in January last year, prohibiting him from being in possession of more than £100 in cash or weighing scales at any time.
He was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on Tuesday (November 5).
Two 17-year-old boys were also sentenced earlier this year in connection with the robberies at Queensgate. They cannot be named for legal reasons despite now being aged 18.
One was given an eight-month youth referral order (YRO), while the other was given a nine-month YRO, after both admitted two counts of robbery.
Another 15-year-old boy, who again can’t be named for legal reasons, admitted one count of robbery and received a four-month YRO in June. He must also pay £24.99 compensation to his victim.
Det Con Lauren Easton, who investigated the drug offences, said: “This was some great work by our Neighbourhood Support Team who are working hard to tackle drug dealing across the city.
“We target our activity based on our own intelligence, as well as information we receive from the public, therefore I would ask people to continue reporting any concerns to us – it all helps in tackling this type of crime and associated anti-social behaviour.”
Anyone with information or concerns about drugs can report to police online via the force’s dedicated drugs information webpage.
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