A Bedford man has been jailed for a total of three years after admitting to being involved in the supply of cocaine.
In July, officers from Bedfordshire Police’s Boson guns and gangs unit, arrested Junior Mulubi, 23, after an investigation into a drugs network linked Mulubi to the supply of cocaine in Bedford.
His number was obtained when another man was arrested and had his phone seized.
During his arrest, officers found drug paraphernalia and several phones attributed to Mulubi which contained hundreds of drug-related messages.
A drugs expert analysed the messages on Mulubi’s phone and that of the other man and said they indicated that Mulumbi was involved in significant levels of drug supply with discussions about “bulk sales”.
Messages included asking whether Mulubi had “grub”, a phrase used to refer to drugs, or could “swing him some shoots”, asking Mulubi if he had drugs to sell.
Last week at Luton Crown Court, Mulubi, of Coventry Street, Bedford, was sentenced to three years in prison including two months for a separate affray offence for which he was already on a community order.
Detective Constable Adam Geary, investigating officer, said: “We know the drugs trade has a huge impact on our communities, so it’s satisfying to bring a supplier like this to justice.
“Drugs ruin the lives of users but also the people who deal in them. Mulubi will now be spending years behind bars.
“We rely on information from within our communities to build up an intelligence picture which enables us to catch the people who bring violence and exploitation with them. Please tell police if you have any information.”
