Traffic stop leads to drug seizure

This is a story of how a man stopped for driving while using his mobile phone ended up with him being jailed for more than two years for drug offences.  

The officers stopped the car being driven by 24-year-old Rokas Silickis in Cottage Leap, Rugby on 23 April.

After getting a whiff of cannabis they searched the car and seized two large bags of the drug along with three mobile phones and £3,000 worth of cash.

Following the arrest, detectives from our Serious and Organised Crime team raided two houses in Rugby linked to Silickis where they discovered 158 cannabis plants.

Silickis, of Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton was jailed for  27 months at Warwick Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of producing cannabis and one count of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

Detective Constable Matt Rapkins from Warwickshire Police said: “There are a couple of lessons to be learnt from this. Firstly, don’t use your mobile phone while driving. Secondly, especially don’t do it if you’re carrying two large bags of cannabis.

“In all seriousness, this was an excellent bit of policing by officers on patrol whose efforts in stopping a man for a driving offence led to a significant amount of cannabis being taken off the streets.”