Leon Reid: Olympic sprinter sentenced on flat cocaine charges

A sprinter who represented Ireland in the Olympics has been given a suspended sentence for allowing his flat to be used to produce crack cocaine.

A judge at Bristol Crown Court sentenced Leon Reid to 21 months, suspended for 18 months, and 220 hours of work on Friday.

At the Tokyo Olympics, he competed in the 200m.

He won a bronze medal for Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games.

Text messages showed that the cocaine was being produced in his flat and that he was paid 500 a month.

He was found not guilty of concealing criminal property and of three firearms charges.

The under-23 and under-20 European Championship medals that Reid won for Great Britain were switched to Ireland.

Three men were sentenced for their roles in the 2020 drugs operation.

Romaine Hyman was sentenced to 26 years in prison after being found guilty of 18 offenses.