Police officers who stopped a stolen car in Ipswich in which a man accused of being the holder of a drug line was a passenger found a claw hammer, a screwdriver and a black balaclava in the vehicle, a court has heard.

Officers also found a mobile phone between 32-year-old Ugur Unek’s legs which was allegedly used to sell drugs to customers of the “Baz” drug line, Ipswich Crown Court was told.

Under the passenger seat where Unek had been sitting in the car, which was stopped by police in Wells Place Ipswich in March, officers found a claw hammer.

They also found a black balaclava and a screwdriver in the vehicle as well as £725 cash and a passkey to a room at the Travelodge in Duke Street.

When officers searched the hotel room they found a black rucksack containing £1,700 and a pair of black gloves.

The court heard that the car had false number plates and was found to have been stolen in London two months earlier.

Unek of Fouracres, Enfield, has pleaded not guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin, possession of a screwdriver and a claw hammer in Wells Close, Ipswich, handling a stolen car, using false car number plates and possessing £2,500 criminal property.

The trial continues.