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Sark Yves Amadeus Kennedy
The son of world famous violinist Nigel Kennedy has been jailed for 33 months for drug dealing after he was caught 'red-handed' with more than £15,000 worth of cocaine.
Sark Yves Amadeus Kennedy, 25, was in his Skoda Octavia when he was stopped by police who found almost 400 wraps of cocaine stuffed inside pairs of disposable gloves on June 22 in St Johns, Worcester.
Kennedy, who was wearing an expensive Rolex watch and gold chain, was arrested but told officials his drug dealing was a 'one off'.
But a court heard he was 'up to his neck in the filthy trade' of drug dealing in a bid to clear his debts after getting hooked on cocaine as a teenager.
Kennedy, who lives with his mother, Nigel Kennedy's ex-partner Eve, in Malvern, Worcestershire, was jailed for 33 months after admitting possession with intent to supply cocaine.
John Cooper QC, defending, told the court Kennedy had had an 'unconventional background' which provided 'excitement' but also lacked 'stability'.
He said: 'He asserted it was a one-off. The Crown indicated during the course of the last hearing, on the material they had, that certainly was not the case.'
Mr Cooper added that Kennedy had travelled in Australia and Indonesia without taking drugs and there had lived 'a law-abiding life', adding: 'There's something to work with here in short.'
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