Nicholas Thomas, formerly of Horsenden Crescent in Ealing, London, was arrested on January 5 this year, after he fled from officers from Northamptonshire Police’s Operation Revive team, who had asked him to stop in Meadow Road, Kettering.
He was swiftly detained nearby and searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and a quantity of drugs was recovered. Thomas was subsequently arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug – namely crack cocaine.