Police issue statement with woman jailed for supplying Class A drugs at Bristol Rovers game

Avon & Somerset Police issue a statement with a woman being jailed for supplying Class A drugs at a Bristol Rovers game.

52 year old Claire Brooks was apprehended at the Memorial Stadium in April 2023. Upon inspection, a significant amount of white powder was discovered, and proof of her participation in the distribution of Class A substances was revealed during a subsequent search of her residence.

Brooks received her sentence at Bristol Crown Court on the 11th of June. Police have since issued a statement…

Woman jailed for supplying Class A drugs at Bristol Rovers match https://t.co/AHLzmE6qKw

— Bristol Live (@BristolLive) June 13, 2024

CLUB STATEMENT:

A 52-year-old woman has been handed a two-and-a-half-year custodial sentence and an eight-year football banning order after pleading guilty to supplying Class A drugs at a football match last year.

Claire Brooks, of Sheldrake Drive, Stapleton, was arrested at Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Stadium in Filton Avenue, Horfield in April 2023.

A quantity of white powder was found when she was searched before a subsequent search of her home uncovered evidence of her involvement in the supply of Class A drugs.

Brooks appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 24 August 2023 and pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and possession with intent to supply Class A and C drugs.

She was sentenced to 30 months in prison at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday 11 June and was also given an eight-year Football Banning Order.

Dedicated football officer PC Mark Neal said: “Drugs are a blight on our communities and have no place in our society, including at football.

“I would like to thank Bristol Rovers for their support and co-operation during this investigation.

“The custodial sentence is one that reflects the seriousness of her offending, and the recent change in legislation in relation to possession or supply of Class A Drugs such as cocaine allows a football banning order to be issued.

“We work closely with our clubs to make sure our football matches are a safe environment for all and I would encourage people to report suspicious behaviour to us.”

If you suspect someone is using or dealing drugs, you can report it by calling 101 or online at https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/drug-dealing-and-use/.

This is what fans are saying as police issue a statement with the woman jailed for supplying Class A drugs at Bristol Rovers game back in April 2023…

@stephenmaggs8: Fuck me is that Irene

@Dogslipstic: Well if it helps you get through a game, why not?

@NatchBat: 8 year banning order from the gas, that’s a gift not a punishment 😂😂

@SocialMediaJon1: Here for the comments 🍿

@todpheasant: Well I expect it numbed the pain.

@garylmarks: Bloody hell. Cocaine, far more than alcohol, is the absolute bane of proper football fans. It turns people into wankers.

@NeilMaggs2: Let’s be honest you need them to get through 90 minutes at the Mem half the time

@ARWURZELBS3: Family club at it again I see

@noahhatch81: the jokes write themselves

@Alvarolavan10: 8 years ban from rovers… what a lucky woman

@BarnBcfc: Yer ma has 3 phones & sells bag at the football 🤣 #UTG

@Maltmeister2: They have to be drugged up to watch the gas!! 😉

@coxy_007:
Good night Irene
Good night Irene
The dealers going down

@Heddo9032: This club is something else 😭

@topdog046729543: if they were performing enhancing drugs for the players they should be asking for a refund. Utc

@OliGiles2: Irene’s been nicked

@ashtonr2267: Fuck me irene looks a mess 😂

@JoeOsborne10: Needs more than that to watch that shite 🤣

@C_Farmerr: Your muh sells gear at gas

@louiedun11: Your average rovers fan that

@007Sutts: And I rest my case! Absolute inbred mongs all of um

@brfcjacob: Irene’s fallen off

@Richiegrich: Goodnight Irene

@cartertodd_: Gift that keeps on giving

@McDavyFace: Good distribution? We needed that

@garylmarks: Turning on the Gas, When you’re snorting crack…

@Ogwellian: It makes a change from one of the players or the stadium manager.

@cw_gas76: You have to be ‘on something’ to watch Rovers. I have to confess I’ve usually had a pint before arrival. #ormore 😂

@hicksgate77: 30 months in jail??? 😮 Should of been more G

@mxt84: Doesn’t look the type does she mind

@thegas90: 8 year banning order lucky women

@Ben_H90: Well this wasn’t on my Rovers Bingo card for 2024

@BRFCBill: Her punishment should be a season ticket

@Ryann_BRFC_95: Never a dull moment supporting the Gas

@darrell_ben: State of this club 😂😂😂

@bobslott: To be fair, Bristol Rovers fans probably need them to get through 90 mins of that rubbish #bristolcity #bcfc

@craigwi08308968: Bristol Rovers in a nutshell, absolute state.