Man who brought 'nothing but misery' to huddersfield caught red-handed

A drug dealer who brought "nothing but misery" to locals is behind bars after being caught with cocaine and a dangerous weapon. Declan Gilbert of Church Street, Huddersfield, has

been jailed for two years and six months at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, May 16, after being caught red handed with Class A drugs and a machete. Gilbert's capture came following a

police raid as part of an operation to tackle organised crime in Huddersfield. The 26 year old was sentenced after admitting possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine, as well as

possession of the weapon. Officers from the Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant at Gilbert’s address on Friday, March 14, as part of an ongoing operation to target

drug dealing, which resulted in his arrest at the premises. From this, the officers were able to collect heroin and cocaine as well as the machete. Gilbert was charged within less than a day

of his arrest and put before Leeds Magistrate's Court. Sergeant Caroline Loran of the Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Drug dealing and other organised criminality is a

blight on our town and we continue to work to track down, arrest and put away dealers such as Gilbert. He was before the courts with 24 hours of his arrest, remanded into custody and is now

serving a two year plus sentence, following an operation which resulted in Class A drugs and a dangerous weapon being taken off our streets.” Inspector Nicholas Kitson of the Huddersfield

NPT added: “Our operation to specifically target organised criminality in Huddersfield continues and I want to extend my thanks to residents who continue to report drugs offending to us.

“Dealers such as Gilbert spread nothing but misery, and I can promise residents they will be seeing more activity in their communities to target criminals like him in the weeks ahead. I urge

them to keep contacting us with intelligence which we can use to identify and target these offenders." Huddersfield NPT are continuing their efforts to reduce crime in the area and are

urging locals to report any suspicious activity. Inspector Nicholas Kitson advised: “All information supplied either directly to us, or anonymously via Crimestoppers is assessed and used to

help us plan operations such as that which took down Gilbert in March.” Information about drugs offending can be given to the Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team live chat or

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