A man was caught dealing drugs from a car stolen at a Cambridgeshire shopping centre. Vladimer Sivak was arrested in a car park in Green Lane, Millfield, Peterborough, on August 3 last year.
It followed reports of drug dealing made by members of the public. The 38-year-old was found with Dane O’Callaghan, 37, and a 21-year-old woman in the vehicle.
The car had been reported stolen from a car park at Queensgate shopping centre the day before. A black pot containing five wraps of suspected class A drugs was found in the car.
Sivak, of Dogsthorpe Road, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, admitted possession of crack cocaine, possession of heroin, and possession of criminal property, namely £403.81 in cash.
He appeared at Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (January 9) and was sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for two years. He was also ordered to complete a ten-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR), and a six-month Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR).
O’Callaghan, of no fixed address, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on August 5 and was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison, including the activation of a six-week suspended sentence he was given in May. He was also given a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay £10 in compensation after admitting theft of a motor vehicle, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, and theft from a shop.
No further action was taken against the 21-year-old woman.
DC Kara Halls of Cambridgeshire Constabulary, who investigated, said: “Tackling drug dealing and associated crime is a priority for us but we need the public’s help. Anyone with any concerns or information about drug use and dealing should report it to us so we can identify those involved and build investigations.”
Anyone with concerns or information about drugs can report to the police online via Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s dedicated drugs information webpage.
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