A man has been jailed for more than three years for drug offences after being stopped on the A12 at Copdock.

Constantin Bursuc, 22, of Tuffnell Way, Colchester, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday, November 28 to a total of 40 months in jail after pleading guilty to seven charges.

The charges were: possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug (cocaine), possession of a controlled Class B drug (cannabis), two counts of fraudulently possessing identity documents, driving a motor vehicle without a licence and two counts of supplying a controlled Class A drug (cocaine).

It follows his arrest on Thursday, October 20 on the A12 at Copdock, which was captured on video:

Police had information suggesting links to drug dealing at the address where the car Bursuc was driving was registered. 

Officers stopped the car and carried out a search to locate any drugs.

While no drugs were located in the vehicle, a message on Bursuc’s phone suggested drugs had been left somewhere, while information on the phone also suggested he had travelled to a hotel in Colchester.

When officers attended the hotel, they located a package in a nearby woodland which was found to contain an amount of cocaine.  

Sergeant Dave Logan, from the Sentinel team, said: “This is another great piece of work by our officers.

“Carrying out stops like this, which on this occasion led to a very successful arrest, charge and sentencing, is one of the team’s key priorities.

“We are here to make Suffolk as difficult a place as possible for those wanting to use Suffolk’s roads to come and carry out organised crime, such as supplying illegal drugs.”