Father and son jailed after being found with £2.9m worth of Class A drugs in Cambridgeshire

A father and son have been jailed after cocaine with a potential street value of almost £3million was found by police.

Jason Lenk, 52, of Balland Fields, Willingham, and his son Callum Lenk, 25, of High Street, Haddenham, were arrested in December following an investigation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU).

Callum Lenk was stopped by police officers in Royston, Hertfordshire, on December 10. When searching the car officers found approximately seven kilogrammes of cocaine in a cardboard box on the back seat.

A warrant was later carried out at Jason Lenk’s address where officers found a holdall containing approximately 17 kilogrammes of cocaine and a cardboard box containing a further five kilogrammes of cocaine.

It is estimated that in total the drugs have a street value of between £2.3million and £2.9million.

The pair were jailed at Cambridge Crown Court last Friday (March 4) after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Jason Lenk was sentenced to five years and two months in prison, while Callum Lenk faces seven years and four months' imprisonment.

ERSOU detective inspector Ian Mawdesley said: “The Lenks were involved in a significant drug dealing operation, buying large quantities of cocaine and then selling it on in smaller amounts to street dealers for onward sale.

“They paid no regard to the wider harm they were causing to our communities by peddling these drugs across Cambridgeshire and beyond, and I’m pleased they are now being made to pay the price for their actions.”

Anyone with information about drug dealing should contact police on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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