Cheshire drug dealer jailed for over five years
Enrico Poli was sentenced on Tuesday (24th June)
Last updated 27th Jun 2025
A man from Northwich has been jailed for five years and seven months for drug offences.
Enrico Poli, who's 34-years-old, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday (24th June) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine.
He was arrested last month after an officer stopped and found him with cash and a snap bag of cocaine.
A Cheshire police spokesperson said: "At 8.45am on Saturday 24 May 2025, an officer stopped a vehicle in Northwich. The driver mentioned she was collecting Poli from an address in Dock Road, Northwich, where he had been staying with a friend.
"The officer recognised the address and the friend’s name from intelligence about drug-related activity in the area.
"At 9.02am, an officer attended the address in Dock Road to conduct enquiries in relation to this intelligence when they saw a man, later identified as Poli, exit the property and quickly walk away, without acknowledging the officer.
"The officer attempted to engage with Poli, who refused to give any details and continued walking, before the officer stopped him. Poli was found in possession of £345 in cash and a snap bag of cocaine."
Police Constable Andy Collict said: “I welcome the substantial custodial sentence handed to Poli and I hope this sends a stark warning to anyone who thinks they can come to Northwich to sell drugs and get away with it.
“It was thanks to intelligence about drug activity in the area and officer intuition that Poli was caught as he tried to flee an address and he was left with no choice but to plead guilty to the offences.
“If you have any information about drugs offences in your community, please contact us via 101 or through our website and we’ll do the rest.”