A drug dealer and a domestic abuser were among those jailed in Norfolk last week.

Jake Tyler, 30

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In September 2020, Tyler's address in Southrepps was searched by police and 186g of cocaine was found.

When armed officers raided his home in North Walsham in March 2022 they found a "substantial quantity" of crystal meth. 

He was caught with drugs again in October 2022 when, while Tyler was on bail, he was stopped in a car in Thetford with 60g of cocaine in a car.

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Tyler, of Great Yarmouth Road in North Walsham, appeared at court on Monday (October 16) after admitting possession with intent to supply class A drugs, namely methamphetamine, on March 24, 2022, and September 30, 2020 as well as being concerned in the supply of cocaine in October 2022.

He also admitted being concerned in the supply of ketamine, on March 24, 2022, producing cannabis on April 19, 2020, possessing a prohibited weapon, a paralysing spray, on February 13, 2021 and obstructing a constable on March 24, 2022.

In addition, Tyler admitted possession of an offensive weapon, a knuckle duster, on September 30, 2019, as well as possession of ketamine, tramadol and cannabis on the same date.

He was sentenced to four years in prison. 

Bradley Saffer, 29

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Saffer was arrested on October 15 for breaching a domestic violence protection order (DVPO) after visiting a woman in Swaffham.

This was just five days after the order came into force.

Norwich Magistrates’ Court heard he had been subject of five separate DVPO dating back to 2019.

Saffer, of Style Loke in Barford, also admitted breaking a curfew that is part of bail conditions imposed as part of a separate court case.  

On October 17, he was jailed for four weeks and ordered to remain on remand until December 11.

Kyle Tipper, 29

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In the early hours of July 22, 2019 Tipper, who was 24 at the time, sent his 18-year-old victim a picture of his genitals after asking her if he could trust her.

He later sexually assaulted her on two occasions.

Tipper, of Silver Green, King's Lynn, appeared at court for sentence on Monday (October 16, 2023) having admitted two counts of sexual assault.

Tipper was jailed for 29 months, made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) for 10 years and put on the sex offenders register for 10 years.

Artenis Shehu, 20

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Shehu was found after police raided a property at Millview in Ormesby St Margaret where about 30 cannabis plants were found.

They were estimated to have a value of £225,000.

He appeared at Norwich Crown Court on October 18 after admitting being concerned in the production of cannabis.

The court heard that he was put to work at a Norfolk cannabis factory to pay back £2,500 given to him to fund an operation his father had in his homeland of Albania.

Shehu, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 12 months.