Man found with one kilogram of Class A drugs on Derry's Foyle bridge jailed
Aaron Andrew Drever (45) with an address at Callen Street in Armagh admitted one charge of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply on December 20, 2023
A man, who was the passenger in a van stopped by police on the Foyle Bridge where one kilogram of class A drugs was found, has been sentenced at Derry Crown Court.
Aaron Andrew Drever (45) with an address at Callen Street in Armagh admitted one charge of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply on December 20, 2023.
The court heard that police stopped the van and Drever was in the passenger seat.
In a roof box 1 kg of class A drug was found with a purity of 86%.
Drever admitted having 'significant drug debts' and was acting as a courier to help pay those debts off.
The court heard Drever had 87 previous convictions with 24 of them being for drugs.
Judge Neil Rafferty KC said that drugs 'a major issue' for this defendant who was using drugs on a daily basis.
But, since going into custody Drever had 'cleaned up his act' and spent a considerable period in prison.
Drever was sentenced to 32 months in prison with 14 months in custody and 18 months on statutory supervision.