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Britain’s oldest drug dealer: Pensioner, 83, jailed after growing nearly 200 cannabis plants

By Simon Tomlinson

PUBLISHED: 18:58, 29 March 2012 | UPDATED: 20:09, 29 March 2012

With reader comments

Francis Cook wanted to supplement pension

An 83-year-old man has become Britain's oldest convicted drug dealer after he was caught growing nearly 200 cannabis plants. Francis Cook was jailed for two-and-a-half years after turning to dealing to supplement his pension. His operation was foiled when police raided his bungalow and found books on how to grow the class B drug. Officers seized £1,391 in cash, scales containing traces of cocaine and invoices for equipment from his home. The grey-haired pensioner - nicknamed Snowy - also had keys to an industrial unit in his Ford Escort van. Police searched the unit, in Fareham, Hants, and found 182 skunk plants with a street value of £70,000. Cook’s fingerprints were found on a lightbulb and on one of three separate growing areas. Portsmouth Crown Court heard Cook had been released from prison on licence for others drugs offences.

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[Folley]

Thank God we're taking these hardened criminals off the street!

8)

 

[foolsgold]

^ lol

 

[CultureJammer]

"Snowy" - Lol.

 

[Newbierock]

You gotta respect that guy! Growing nearly 200 plants to supplement his pension. Brilliant!

Really shitty he got sent to prison though, surely house arrest or something would do for a fucking 83 year old!

 

[mattnotrik]

83 year old in prison really is a fucking joke, coke found on the scales though? Go on son give that heart a wake up

 

[MidwestCaveman]

I wonder what kinda bulb they found the print on...i doubt it was an active hps or mh as those burn off the oils and dust everytime they get fired up.