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Gateshead drug dealer who hid white powder in Kinder egg jailed for role in conspiracy to sell cocaine; Two police raids at homes in Blaydon and Gateshead uncovered a stash of cocaine with a street value of £1,600.

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Byline: By, Flaminia Luck

A Gateshead drug dealer has been jailed for more than two years after admitting to his role in a conspiracy to sell cocaine.

Stephen Conboy, 31, of Linden Road, will be behind bars for a total of 28 months after pleading guilty to possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply.

The dealer was caught out following a series of raids in Blaydon and Gateshead as part of Operation Sentinel, the North East's joint venture to tackle and disrupt organised crime.

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In December 2019, officers from Gateshead West Neighbourhood Policing Team raided two addresses linked to Conboy -Linden Road in Blaydon and Redheugh Court in Gateshead.

The raids of Linden Road uncovered wraps of cocaine with a value of £1,600 as well as a deal line and other drugs paraphernalia.

Despite Conboy's claims that the drugs found were for personal use only, he was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply and later charged with possession with intent to supply.

Police carried on their enquiries into the illicit activity and another raid was planned at his address on Linden Road in March 2021 led by Officers from NERSOU North East Regional Special Operations Unit.

When officers from NERSOU arrived, they were met by a hostile Conboy, who immediately tried to close the door. Once inside the property, police found a Kinder egg full of white powder in his pocket along with another deal line and other mobile phones, debtors lists, scales and other drugs paraphernalia.

The 31-year-old was charged with possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply and later appeared in court where he pleaded guilty.

Conboy was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on January 21 and jailed for a total of 28 months.

Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Constable Michael Neal of NERSOU said: "This was a great result for the teams behind Operation Sentinel, who are working hard to disrupt organised crime and ensure harmful and illegal drugs do not make it onto our streets...

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