Dealer caught with 'party bags' of laughing gas first to be jailed since ban

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48% : Alex Hinds, a prosecutor for CPS East of England, said: "The evidence against Thomas Salton was overwhelming and this case is an example of all parts of the justice system working together to get drugs and those who sell them off the streets.""The change in the law coupled with the actions of the police has allowed the CPS to present the strongest case in court and put Thomas Salton out of business and into prison.""Nitrous oxide is a dangerous drug and hopefully this first conviction will deter those thinking of buying or selling it."Nitrous oxide, nicknamed "hippy crack", was made a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 last November, as part of the Government's anti-social behaviour action plan.

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