Man found with class A drugs in Willenhall faces deportation after being jailed
A man may stand to be deported from the UK after being given a prison sentence for supplying class A drugs in Willenhall.
Two officers in a marked police car saw a Vauxhall Insignia car driving in Willenhall on November, 7 2025 and suspected it might be stolen or have no insurance.
When they stopped it, they found Marvin Palmer 'slumped' on the back seat before he made a quick exit and was chased.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard he was found with clingfilm on his right hand which he had tried to hide under leaves.
Police suspected he had been in the middle of a drug deal and found a wrap of drugs underneath the leaves.
When searched the car, they found what totalled 296 wraps of class A drugs, namely heroin and cocaine, three phones including a 'burner' phone and £405.98 in cash.
When they searched his property, nearby they found a further burner phone, £300 in cash and cannabis.
In his defence, the court heard the 25 year-old had come to the UK from Jamaica when he was aged one, and his immigration status had expired six years ago, despite spending nearly all of his life in the country.
It had meant he could not obtain a legal job and earn money legitimately and had ' got in with the wrong crowd’.
But Judge Jonathan Gosling said there was a minimum term he would have to serve and it may mean him serving it or part of it in his native country.
Appearing from court on video link, Palmer, had already admitted two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, namely heroin and cocaine at Walsall Magistrates Court.
He was jailed for three years and eight months on both, with the second sentence to run concurrent.