Man jailed for drug offences

A man has been jailed for over five years for drug dealing offences.

Ryan Latham aged 32 and of no fixed abode, was jailed at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday 2 October to 69 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of drugs between January 16 and February 15 and February 24 and July 6 in 2021, possession of ketamine and possession of two mobile phones in prison.

Latham was initially arrested on 15 February 2021 on Yarmouth Road in Lowestoft and subsequently found to be concealing cannabis and cocaine within his underwear when searched at Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre.

Interrogation of his phone also found text messages consistent with the dealing of drugs, namely crack cocaine, ketamine, cannabis, synthetic cannabinoids and he was subsequently charged.

The arrests and investigation was led by the Sentinel team. These three teams across the south, west and eastern areas of the county provide enhanced coverage of Suffolk’s road network to proactively disrupt serious and organised criminal activity as well as increase police visibility. 

The mobile unit disrupts criminals and protects communities across Suffolk’s road network using a variety of techniques to deal with offenders involved.

If you suspect drug activity report this via the website www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something/report-crime, call 101, or alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers to report anonymously – either online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.