York Crown Court jailed Benjamin Dack, 28, of no fixed address from the Scarborough area, for four years on 23 October 2026 for a large-scale cannabis supply operation.[1][2][3] He had pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply on 22 April 2026, being concerned in its supply between February 2022 and April 2026, and possessing criminal property.[1][2][3]
Prosecutors said he dealt for more than four years, including in front of children and by exploiting a cancer patient, advertising on Instagram and Telegram and recruiting runners.[1] Police put his takings above £125,000, including £63,927 received in cryptocurrency, and seized several kilos of cannabis worth up to £40,000 on the street as well as Bitcoin worth £4,104 and £7,580 in cash.[1][2]
The investigation began in 2023, and though arrested five times he kept dealing; on 22 April 2026 he was stopped for a motoring offence in Scarborough, tried to swallow cannabis and hid linked items in bushes before fleeing through a window and being caught.[1][2] Most of the dealing was in Scarborough with links further afield.[1]
A proceeds-of-crime confiscation hearing for the seized bitcoin, cash and watches is scheduled for March 2027.[3]
