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Dec 2021
Harrogate drug dealer jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine
A Harrogate heroin and cocaine dealer has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.
Mark Richard Bowden, 47, was sentenced at York Crown Court today after pleading guilty to seven drug supply offences earlier this month.
North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Expedite County Lines Team watched Bowden sell heroin from his car near his home address on Cheltenham Crescent on December 20 last year.
Bowden, who has numerous previous convictions for dealing Class A drugs, was arrested the following day and a year-long investigation began.
Police searched his home and found heroin and cash worth more than £1,500.
Despite the ongoing investigation, Bowden was arrested again on November 30 this year. Officers found heroin, cocaine and cash again worth around £1,500.
Bowden was also told by York Crown Court to hand back £1,500 which is believed to be from the sale of heroin on the streets of Harrogate.
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PC Michael Haydock, who led the Operation Expedite County Lines Team investigation, said:
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