Bradley Cowan
Supply of cocaine *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment
Bradley Cowan, 22, of Lochinvar Close, Longtown, near Carlisle, was caught dealing cocaine on three occasions. First, in May 2024, he was arrested after riding an electric bike dangerously, fleeing police, and assaulting an emergency worker; he possessed six cocaine wraps and £460 cash, with phone messages showing drug sales. While on bail in September 2024, he was searched after using drugs at Walkabout bar in Carlisle, discarding a cocaine wrap on CCTV, with £1,225 cash found, and police discovered plastic wrapping, more cash, cannabis buds, and white powder remnants at his home. In January 2025, another search uncovered a golf ball-sized bag of cocaine, weighing scales, £500 cash, small bags of cocaine, and cannabis.
Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, two counts of possessing class A drug with intent to supply, possessing cannabis with intent to supply, and possessing criminal property. Judge Recorder Ciaran Rankin stated mental health issues offered no excuse for dealing in class A drugs, which destroy lives, communities, and families.