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Merseyside / Police Reports / Reference Library

Ex-Man City footballer, 25, found hiding £50k of drugs is jailed – after stash falls from underwear during cop search

A FORMER Manchester City footballer has been jailed after hiding his illegal drugs stash in his underwear.

Max Norman, 25, who says he played for Manchester City[1] and Tranmere Rovers[2], was caught three times in two months with banned substances[3].

Norman was a talented footballer before he got involved with drugs

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Norman was a talented footballer before he got involved with drugsCredit: LinkedIN
Max Norman, 25, who was found hiding £50k of drugs has now been jailed

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Max Norman, 25, who was found hiding £50k of drugs has now been jailedCredit: Merseyside Police

One of those times he had stashed the drugs in his underwear – only for them to fall out in front of police during a search[4].

On Monday afternoon, a judge at the Liverpool Crown Court[5] sent him down for four-and-a-half years after he earlier admitted drug possession charges[6].

His LinkedIn profile lists him as having been a youth player at City and Wigan Athletic before signing professionally with clubs including Tranmere, Morecambe and Turkish outfit Alanyaspor.

Merseyside police only searched Norman’s house after his second arrest, where they found heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine worth more than £50,000 within an armchair.

CCTV footage was also said to have shown Norman at a drug house[7] where he would drop off a bag.

The first arrest came on September 7, 2021, when he was the passenger in a Vauxhall Vectra[8] which was pulled over on Crosby Road South, Seaforth, Liverpool.

He was arrested following a struggle, following which he was searched with the contraband falling out[9].

72 wraps of white powder, seven wraps of a brown substance and £246.55 in cash were found.

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It amounted to 7.58g of crack cocaine and 1.1g of heroin worth a total of £770. 

Messages found on the devices also indicated that they had been used for dealing.

Norman claimed to officers he was “just a user”, but he was subsequently released.

In the second arrest on October 14, police discovered drugs, £180 cash and seized the phones of both men.

Then, on October 27, 2021, officers searched an address on Rumford Street in Liverpool city centre – where they found his stash.

His lawyer, Stuart McNally, said that his client had been a “very talented footballer who played at a high level both in the United Kingdom and Europe”.

McNally explained his actions on a brain injury he sustained in a car crash.

He said: “He is a highly intelligent young man, capable of achieving. He does appreciate that these are serious offences. The defendant knows the consequences.

“He has a supportive family. He has employment available. When he is released, there is some stability. The prison experience, for him, has been stark. It has been chastening.”

Norman also suffers from ADHD and Tourettes.


He had five previous convictions for nine offences.

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BNNMB1 Liverpool Crown Court entrance straight onCredit: Alamy

References

  1. ^ Manchester City (www.thesun.ie)
  2. ^ Tranmere Rovers (www.thesun.ie)
  3. ^ banned substances (www.thesun.ie)
  4. ^ police during a search (www.thesun.ie)
  5. ^ Liverpool Crown Court (www.thesun.ie)
  6. ^ drug possession charges (www.thesun.ie)
  7. ^ drug house (www.thesun.ie)
  8. ^ Vauxhall Vectra (www.thesun.ie)
  9. ^ contraband falling out (www.thesun.ie)

Lancashire / Police Reports / Reference Library

Notorious Morecambe street beggar jailed for being abusive to Lancaster hospital staff

A ‘nuisance’ Morecambe beggar has been jailed for being aggressive and abusive towards staff at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

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Daniel Dube was sentenced to 20 week imprisonment following an incident at the Lancaster hospital.

He was issued a criminal behaviour order back in April following ‘numerous reports’ of anti-social behaviour, nuisance and ‘aggressive begging’.

He was arrested on October 25 for breaching the order after reports that he was ‘aggressive and abusive towards staff’ at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Daniel Dube. Picture from Lancashire Police.Daniel Dube. Picture from Lancashire Police.
Daniel Dube. Picture from Lancashire Police.

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The 44-year-old, of no fixed abode, was remanded into custody and sentenced yesterday (December 7) at Preston Crown Court to 20 weeks in prison.

In a statement on Facebook this morning (December 8), PC Foster said: “Dube was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment, some of which has been served whilst on remand.

“”A reminder of the conditions of this Community Behaviour Order: Must not approach any person and ask for money. Must not sit or loiter in any public place or area where the public have access with a sign or item or hold your hand out to any person in a manner that would reasonably give another person the impression that you are begging or intending to beg.

“Must not act in an anti-social manner, that is to say in a manner that causes or is likely to cause or is likely to cause an adverse impact on the quality of life of others. This includes being verbally aggressive or using foul language to any person including an Officer of the local authority, Police Officer, Police Community Support Officer or any member of the public.”

“These orders are not imposed lightly, we will enforce any breaches which are reported to us.”

References

  1. ^ Visit Shots! now (www.shotstv.com)
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Lancashire / Police Reports / Reference Library

Underage children able to buy knives at one in five shops across Lancashire

Volunteers aged 13 to 16 were able to buy a range of knives at shops across Preston, South Ribble, Hyndburn, Burnley and Wyre.

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The underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire[2].

Officers from Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards team joined forces with Lancashire Constabulary to undertake underage test purchases at 36 shops as part of vital work undertaken as part of Operation Sceptre this year.

This is a national knife crime awareness campaign, with intensified weeks of action against knife crime.

Underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across LancashireUnderage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire
Underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire

Volunteers aged 13 to 16 were able to purchase a range of knives costing between £1.99 and £2.99 at seven shops across Preston[3], South Ribble[4], Hyndburn, Burnley[5] and Wyre.

They also undertook testing in Morecambe, Lancaster, Fylde, Ribble Valley, Rossendale and Pendle, but shopkeepers in these areas all adhered to ‘Challenge 25’ checks for young people.

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Councillor Michael Green, cabinet member for cabinet member for Health and Wellbeing said: “Carrying out test purchases to ensure that shops selling knives are doing so responsibly, is vital to protect our young people and the wider community against the horrors of knife crime.

“Our dedicated Trading Standards team work hard on undertaking test purchases, as well as educating shops about responsible ways to sell knives.

“The Trading Standards North West Young People’s Survey earlier this year sadly showed that one in five young people aged 14-17 surveyed, claimed to have witnessed an incident involving a knife.

“Whilst the large retailers are signed up to a government scheme this hasn’t been expanded to smaller shops. Our Lancashire officers are therefore working hard to ensure all shops selling knives are carrying out a Challenge 25 policy and reducing access to knives.”

References

  1. ^ Visit Shots! now (www.shotstv.com)
  2. ^ Lancashire (www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk)
  3. ^ Preston (www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk)
  4. ^ South Ribble (www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk)
  5. ^ Burnley (www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk)
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