A former boxer who fled to Ireland, Thailand and Mexico to avoid being arrested for supplying cocaine to a dealer in Cheltenham has been jailed. Lennox Clarke, 33, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, was sentenced to six years and four months in prison after Gloucestershire Police found he had met Ben Goff, a Cheltenham drug dealer, at least 12 times. The former British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion had a previous conviction for supplying Class B drugs in 2012 and was told by the judge at Gloucester Crown Court that he had not learned his lesson. Det Insp Matt Phillips said he hoped Clarke's sentencing "gave confidence to the community" in reporting drug concerns.

Source: The Times March 25, 2025 07:01 UTC