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Published:
July 11, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea
police thank community for securing convictions
 Police
in Burnham-On-Sea have thanked the community for their intelligence
after two men were this week convicted of being involved in drug
dealing and use.
Sgt
Ian Kennett (pictured) thanked the community on Friday (July 11th)
for their help in securing the convictions.
Colin
Robinson, 46, from Highbridge, was convicted at Taunton Crown
Court on Monday (July 7th) of two counts of possession of a Class
C drug with intent to supply.
He
received a nine month prison sentence and a one month sentence,
which were suspended for a year, a 12 month supervision order
and ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. Drugs and drug
paraphernalia recovered were also destroyed.
It
comes after Graham Payne, 36, from Burnham, was convicted on June
24th for three counts of possessing cannabis and amphetamine.
He was sentenced to a 12 months community order and ordered to
carry out 40 hours unpaid work, while drugs and equipment were
also destroyed.
Sgt
Ian Kennett told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "These convictions follow
drug warrants that were carried out as a direct result of community
intelligence obtained by police and Police Community Support Officers
from the Burnham coastal SSN team."
"It
is vital that members of the community help the police deal with
problems and issues by being our eyes and ears."
"Convictions
like this shows what can be done when the community works with
police to make our towns and villages safer."
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