A man who was jailed for ten years after being found guilty of conspiring to kidnap two men has had his sentenced extended after admitting being involved in class A drug dealing. Christopher Griffiths, 46, was arrested at his former home in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, on 27 January 2022 after police carried out a warrant in connection with an investigation into the kidnap and robbery of two construction workers.
Griffiths, who approached police officers with a machete as they raided his home, was arrested in connection with both the kidnap investigation and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. He was later charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of kidnap, along with an accomplice, Norman Hitchings, who were both found guilty following a trial in April last year, resulting in them each being jailed for 10 years. Griffiths was also found guilty of fraud.