Man Jailed After Hiding Cocaine in Police Car

A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison after attempting to hide almost 50g of cocaine under the back seat of a police car following his arrest. 🚔

Shaun Clawson was travelling as a passenger in a Seat Leon on February 1 when officers stopped the vehicle on the A40 near St Clears in Carmarthenshire.

Upon searching the car, officers discovered a phone, cling film wrap and a spoon containing traces of white powder in the footwell where Clawson had been sitting. He was subsequently arrested and placed in a police car.

Footage from inside the vehicle captured Clawson removing a cling-film wrap from the back of his trousers and dropping it on the floor of the car. The wrap contained approximately 48.5g of crack cocaine with an estimated street value of £4,850.

Three other suspects were also arrested at the scene for possession with intent to supply a class A drug and have been bailed pending further enquiries.

Clawson, of Nantucket Avenue, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday, March 5.

Detective Sergeant Vinny Barrett, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said: “This sentence should serve as a warning to anybody considering engaging in the supply of illegal drugs that Dyfed-Powys Police will not tolerate the supply of class A drugs into our communities. We will seek to relentlessly target those who engage in the supply of illegal substances.”