A HAPLESS drug dealer was arrested with 2.4kg of cocaine after he accidentally locked himself in his own car at an airport.
Dean Gilmore was found trapped in his vehicle at Newcastle Airport in January after his battery went flat, making the central locking inactive.
Airport security staff helped re-start the battery to free him, then police searched the Vauxhall Omega and found 88,000 worth of cocaine in a bag left in the boot.
The 25-year-old, of Byron Court, in Swalwell, Gateshead, has now been jailed for three years and four months after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply.
Detective Constable David Johnson of Northumbria Police said: "It was down to the vigilance of both airport staff and officers who attended the scene that Gilmore was caught in possession of a large amount of cocaine.
"This action meant cocaine was recovered and prevented from reaching the streets, while the offender is now in prison for a substantial period."
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