Heroin dealers jailed after ‘weirdest arrest’ by ‘most chill cop ever’
Two Class A drug dealers have been jailed after a dramatic police chase caught on camera resulted in them being charged.
Police officers spotted Daniel Bari and Emilis Urlikas acting suspiciously in Teversham, Cambridge, on December 29 last year.
Suspecting the men had been dealing drugs, officers went to speak to them but they both took off on foot.
Body-mounted footage from one officer, released by Cambridgeshire Police, showed him sprinting after Bari through a residential area before finally cornering him outside a house. Bari again attempted to run but was Tasered and brought to the ground.
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Officers detained him and found he was carrying 124 wraps of crack cocaine and 110 wraps of heroin, with a combined street value of more than £1,000. Officers also recovered two mobile phones and £2,590 in cash.
Urlikas was arrested shortly afterwards and, while no drugs were found on him, investigations showed he was involved in the supply with Bari
YouTube users called the footage the ‘weirdest arrest I’ve ever seen,’ noting how the arresting officer (described as ‘the most chill cop ever’) did not shout at the suspect and the entire pursuit took place in almost complete silence.
Others applauded the officer for his physical fitness, remarking on his ability to catch up to the suspect and bring him to the ground.
Bari, 27, of Outfield, Bretton, Peterborough, was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court to five years and seven months in prison after previously pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine and possession of criminal property.
Urlikas, 20, of Whalley Street, Peterborough, was sentenced to 16 months in a Young Offenders Institution after admitting being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.
Det Con McAuley said: ‘Thanks to the quick work of officers, we were able to seize a significant quantity of class A drugs and put these men in prison.
‘This sentencing sends a clear message that drug dealing will not be tolerated in Cambridgeshire.’