Prestatyn man jailed after nearly £5k of crack cocaine found

Aldo Tamburrini, 33, of Parc Cemlyn, was sentenced to three years and nine months' imprisonment at Mold Crown Court on Tuesday (November 10).

He had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of cocaine possession with intent to supply.

On August 27, police officers executed a search warrant at Tamburrini’s address; one officer saw him trying to discard an orange container.

Tamburrini was detained, and white powder was found “spread across the floor” in his property, prosecutor Ryan Rothwell said.

Despite Tamburrini telling police: “I’ve got nothing to hide,” police seized 48.6g of crack cocaine, with a potential street value of £4,860.

Officers also seized £400 in cash, digital scales, and three mobile phones.

In his police interview, Tamburrini claimed all of the drugs seized were for his personal use.

Representing Tamburrini, who had 13 previous convictions for 21 offences, Simon Rogers said he was “dealing a drug which he’s addicted to,” and has had “real issues” with his mental health.

But Mr Rogers said Tamburrini, who has two young children and a job as a groundworker, “wants to change” and “address his drug misuse”.

He added that Tamburrini accepts he “needs a custodial sentence”.

Sentencing, Judge Simon Mills told Tamburrini he had made a “pretty hopeless attempt” to conceal evidence by trying to discard the container.

Judge Mills added: “The court takes no pleasure in passing a sentence in cases like this. You’ve clearly had a very difficult life.

“The fact that you’re here in that dock reflects the fact that you were involved in the supply of drugs to other people, (and so) the misery that drugs cause is perpetuated.

“There was a lot of drugs in the hands of a person who, sadly, uses them. It’s obvious, I’m afraid, that this was a street-level supplying operation.”