Liam Cogdell, 24, has been sentenced to five years in prison after attempting to flee from police officers during a raid on his home in Newport.
Officers from Gwent Police's Community Action Team (CAT) tracked a suspicious moped to a property in Bideford Road, The Gaer, at around 1pm on Friday, October 2. Body-worn camera footage captured the moment officers forced entry to the property after initially asking Cogdell to open the door.
Officers give chase
Cogdell attempted to escape through the rear of the property, running up a set of wooden stairs in the back garden. An officer gave chase and grabbed the back of Cogdell's coat as he tried to get away. The footage then captured Cogdell shouting: "Get off! Get off!" as the officer told him to "relax".
During searches of the property, officers recovered more than £1,600 in cash as well as cocaine, cannabis, multiple mobile phones, and drug-related paraphernalia.
Guilty plea and sentencing
Cogdell, of Cormorant Way, Duffryn, Newport, later pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis and obstructing/resisting a constable in the execution of their duty. He also admitted previous offences of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, acquiring, using or possessing criminal property (£5,075 in cash), and possessing cannabis.
Cogdell appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday, November 9, where he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Police comment
Following the sentencing, inspector Laura Paget, of Gwent Police's Community Action Team, said: "Drugs fill our communities with misery, suffering, and fear and people like Cogdell prey upon the vulnerable in our society.
"We hope this outcome shows that we will continue to take action to protect vulnerable people and their families from the devastation that illegal drugs and associated crime can cause.
"Cogdell was profiting financially from the sale of Class A and B drugs in Newport. He did not care about the pain and suffering he was causing to those using it.
"The evidence of Cogdell's illegal drug dealing activities was overwhelming and he had little option but to plead guilty to the multiple charges he faced in court."
