Nutt was arrested during a police raid in Romford
By Victoria Munro

A Walthamstow cocaine dealer who took photos of himself with piles of illicit cash has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.

Dene Nutt, from Eastleigh Road, was arrested during a police raid in Yew Tree Gardens, Romford, on 16th July.

Police were led to him by “encrypted data recovered as part of a wider operation”, which uncovered evidence of him dealing drugs and bragging about his enormous earnings.

A search of the building revealed a locked safe containing £36,335 in cash and a luxury watch valued at more than £13,000.

Nutt pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine and cannabis and was sentenced on 13th December.

No news is bad news

Independent news outlets like ours – reporting for the community without rich backers – are under threat of closure, turning British towns into news deserts.

The audiences they serve know less, understand less, and can do less.

If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, yearly or one-off donation.

Choose the news. Don’t lose the news.

Monthly direct debit

Annual direct debit

£5 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else, £10 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else and a print copy posted to them each month. £50 annual supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else.