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Barbados Asylum Seeker Gets 30-Month Sentence for Supplying Drugs, Knife

7/10/2026

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Leroy Lynch, a Barbados asylum seeker barred from work, received a 30-month sentence from Truro Crown Court on July 9.
Police stopped him in Truro on February 19, seizing a large knife, 8.60 g crack, cannabis, paraphernalia and £1,000 cash.
He pleaded guilty to intent to supply crack, cannabis and a knife, adding to 2025-26 Class B convictions.
Judge Simon Carr called the circumstances sad, citing his inability to work and his father's death.

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Story summary

Leroy Lynch, a Barbados asylum seeker barred from work, received a 30-month sentence from Truro Crown Court on July 9.
Police stopped him in Truro on February 19, seizing a large knife, 8.60 g crack, cannabis, paraphernalia and £1,000 cash.
He pleaded guilty to intent to supply crack, cannabis and a knife, adding to 2025-26 Class B convictions.
Judge Simon Carr called the circumstances sad, citing his inability to work and his father's death.