A dopey drug dealer tried to stop cops from finding his £2,500 cocaine stash by lobbing it onto a neighbour’s garage roof.
Liam Haliday (corr) was spotted by police getting into a taxi outside his house.
Officers stopped the cab from pulling away, but the crook then tried to run away across a front garden in the street.
The 23-year-old legged it into a driveway and threw the bag of the Class A drug on top of the garage.
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But the cops saw hapless Haliday do it and he was arrested in St Ives Road, in the village of Hemingford Grey, near Huntingdon, Cambs.
One officer then used a ladder to clamber onto the roof and found the cocaine on 1 November last year.
When he was searched the drug dealer also had cannabis, scales, deal bags, a burner phone, £90 in cash, and an iPhone in his bag.
Haliday admitted possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
He was jailed for three years and eight months at Cambridge Crown Court.
Det Con Matthew Filby, of Cambridgeshire Constabulary, who investigated, said: “Haliday was caught in the act by our vigilant neighbourhood police officers who also secured the evidence required for a prosecution.
“Cocaine and other Class A drugs trap people in addiction, leaving communities to bear the consequences.
“We are dedicated to pursuing drug dealers and bringing them before the courts.”
Local Kirsty Sherwood joked: “Must check my garage roof.
“Well done officers.”
Pete Brindley said: “Great work getting this rubbish that destroys lives off the streets.”
Katarina Misinska added: “Well done officers, serves him right.
“I just feel sorry for his mum.”
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