Ellen Ford, 56, was arrested for supplying drugs after her Hull home was used as a drug dealing base, benefiting from free drugs.
Ellen Ford, 56, lived where drug use was common. Drug dealers took over her home in Hull. They gave her drugs for free or cheaply. Ford admitted to supplying drugs in December 2021.
She also had cash from illegal activity, totaling one thousand eight hundred twenty pounds. Police watched Ford’s house, noting people going to the back alley. One man knocked on a window, and someone inside directed him to use the alley.
Realizing drugs were involved, police saw Ford leave her house and lock up. They then stopped her on the street. Police found drug-related texts on her phone.
Inside her house were drugs, money, scales, and plastic bags. It looked like they bagged drugs. Police found heroin and cocaine worth six to thirteen hundred pounds.
Ford spoke often with the drug line boss. After her arrest, they tried contacting her. Other drug dealers mentioned Ford’s house too; her home was their base for dealing.
She was part of a larger operation. Ford used cocaine when this happened. Crack cocaine became a problem for her.
Drug dealers took over her home and life. Ford had quit drugs about eighteen months ago and hadn’t worked in seven years. A judge said her home was a drug operation; she dealt drugs to other users.
Police saw people arrive and get drugs in the back. The judge stated that she benefited from this, getting cheap or free drugs. Police caught her in the act, witnessing people arrive, get drugs, and leave.
Ford got an eighteen-month suspended sentence. The cash was forfeited and given to charity, going to Space2BHeard.