Doncaster drug dealer jailed after trying to hide cocaine in the toilet
Daniel Hirst has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison
A Doncaster man's desperate attempt to hide his stash of drugs were foiled during a warrant executed by South Yorkshire Police leading to a seven-and-a-half year prison sentence for drug and weapon offences.
After gathering a wealth of intelligence on activities at Daniel Hirst's address in Westminster Crescent, Intake, officers raided his home after obtaining a warrant under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
As officers gained entry to the address, they heard a toilet flushing upstairs. This was immediately searched, leading to officers discovering small pieces of white rock inside the toilet pan before a thorough search of the rest of the property uncovered £10,815 of crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis, £1,635 in cash and a firearm in the form of a disguised stun gun.
Hirst, who told officers there was only cannabis inside the address while his property was being search, was subsequently arrested and charged. He has since pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including possession with intent to supply heroin, cocaine and cannabis, along with possessing a prohibited weapon.
Hirst, who is 39 years old, was jailed for a total of seven-and-a-half years last Thursday (15 May) at Sheffield Crown Court.