50-year-old Northampton woman found with 55 wraps of crack cocaine jailed for three years

Michelle Gedney, of no fixed address, appeared at Northampton Crown Court on September 24 for sentencing, after she pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs – namely crack cocaine.

The 50-year-old was seen, by police officers, in Tower Street, Northampton on July 1 at around 2.40pm, taking part in a suspected drug deal.

Gedney was arrested and taken to Campbell Square Police Station where 55 individual wraps of suspected crack cocaine were found on her person. Officers also found a black Nokia mobile phone and £161.13 in cash.

PC Rory Callan of the Operation Revive West team said: “Drug harm remains a matter of priority for the force, and I hope the sentence handed to Michelle Gedney is a deterrent to anyone who is thinking of dealing drugs within our communities.

“I also hope this sentence reassures members of the public that we will take positive action against issues affecting them and it encourages anyone who has concerns about drug dealing within their local communities to keep reporting suspicious activity to us.”

Gedney was sentenced to a total of three years in prison and ordered to pay a £228 surcharge, while a forfeited and destruction order was made to destroy the Class A drugs.

The judge also made a forfeiture application under Section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, for the seized money to be redirected to the Northamptonshire Community Fund, which provides financial support to charities.