Hackney man caught in cab with cocaine worth up to £3 million jailed

Cocaine conviction: Darren Angol

A man from Hackney caught in possession of cocaine worth up to £3 million has been sentenced to five years in jail.

Darren Angol, 32, of Millfields Road in Lower Clapton, was stopped by officers while in a minicab found to contain over 3kg of cocaine last July.

Angol and the minicab driver, Perry Law, 50, were arrested for possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

A search of Angol’s address found a further 14g of cocaine. Police estimate the cocaine would be valued between £460,000 and £3 million.

Both men pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 15 October to their arrest charges.

Angol was sentenced to five years in jail and Law received a twelve month prison term, suspended for twelve  months.

DC Simon Walsh of Hackney Police, said: “As a result of these arrests a large quantity of cocaine was recovered, no doubt interrupting the supply of drugs in Hackney and beyond. Experience shows us that drug dealing fuels many other forms of crime, so removing them from the streets is a great result for the borough.”