Woman jailed after financial data linked her to drug dealing enterprise
Investigations into her financial data revealed discrepancies in her declared earnings
A woman has been jailed for more than two years after she was linked to a drug dealing enterprise through her financial data.
Police arrested 23-year-old Whitney-Marie Walker at her home in Mill Road, West Walton, near Wisbech, on 19 June 2024, alongside her partner Fred Cook.
22-year-old Fred Cook was also jailed in May last year for five and a half years for drug offences and acquiring criminal property.
Officers found almost 80 designer good items after raiding the property, alonsgise another raided by the local neighbourhood policing team in Osborne Road, Wisbech. A retail value accumulated to more than £63,000 and almost £5,500 in cash underneath Walker’s bed.
Investigations into Walker’s financial data uncovered discrepancies in her declared earnings and the amount of money being deposited into her account, and statements revealed substantial amounts of money being transferred into Cook’s account.
On Monday 5 January at Cambridge Crown Court, Walker was jailed for two-and-a-half years after admitting to concealing criminal property and being in possession of criminal property.
Detective Constable Joshua Crown, who investigated, said: “Walker was aware of the scale of the operation run by Cook as seen by her assisting in concealing the funds.
“This case shows we don’t just look at those dealing drugs but also those involved in the operation behind the scenes and benefitting from the criminal activity.”