A drug dealer made a threatening gesture at a police officer saying “he’s getting it, him” after giving evidence in court. Riaz Bax, 50, was brought before Bolton Crown Court this week alongside his 43-year-old brother Mohammed, convicted of a raft of offences. The older Bax had been caught by police on August 28 2022 after nearly causing a crash while driving a Honda Accord before being stopped on a petrol station forecourt.
Prosecutor Wayne Jackson said: “He was told he was being detained for the purposes of a search. “His response to that was to run away before he was in fact detained.” The case was heard at Bolton Crown Court (Image: Newsquest) Mr Jackson told the court that on searching his car, police found cocaine, cannabis and two phones.
Riaz was arrested and brought to Bolton Police Station where he answered “no comment” to the questions put to him before he was released under investigation. But not long after that on October 17 officers again came across a Honda Accord that was linked to Riaz while on patrol in Bolton. When they followed him he drove off at speeds of around 40mph.
Mr Jackson said: “He was, as they described it, snaking around corners.” He said that the officers noticed “a group of young children” nearby at the time, before Riaz abandoned the car and tried to drive away. But he was arrested after trying to throw away a “bag of powder” and was found with bags of cocaine, £425 in cash and two mobile phones.
He was again qu.
