Published date: 28 March 2016 |
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A MAN ferried drugs so he could have his own cannabis free, a court was told.
Ian Stephen Wynne, 30, had a £100-a-day habit but by carrying class A drugs he would receive free cannabis, Wynne explained in his police interview.
Wynne, of Conway Street, Mold, admitted possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply – and possessing cannabis for personal use – on December 14.
Prosecutor Rhian Jackson told Flintshire Magistrates Court at Mold that the defendant’s Ford Fusion was stopped by police and three small wraps containing white and brown powder were seized.
He was arrested and taken to Wrexham police station and when his home was searched a small amount of cannabis was found.
When analysed, it was found that there were 2.43 grammes of crack cocaine in 30packages
with a 79 per cent purity. There were 3.88 grammes of heroin of 50 per cent purity, again in 30 packages.
with a 79 per cent purity. There were 3.88 grammes of heroin of 50 per cent purity, again in 30 packages.
Interviewed by the police, he said the wraps were heroin and crack cocaine which he hadcollected from a man in Mold after making arrangements by telephone.
from a man in Mold after making arrangements by telephone.
He was due to pass them on to someone else but he was not willing to name anyone involved.
Wynne said he expected the drugs to be dealt, but it would not be by him. He was going to receive free cannabis for doing it.
Free cannabis meant that he could save
his money to get a solicitor in order to see his children, he said.
his money to get a solicitor in order to see his children, he said.
He had admitted he had made drug deliveries daily for the previous two weeks. He said he had also been involved during the summer but then stopped.
daily for the previous two weeks. He said he had also been involved during the summer but then stopped.
The cannabis found at his home was for his own personal use, he said.
He had previous convictions for 14 offences but nothing for drugs.
Mrs Jackson said that in view of the fact that the class A drugs had been prepared for street dealing, it was a serious matter which should be sentenced in the crown court.
Gary Harvey, defending, said his client was not street dealing. He was in reality a courier and holding the drugs for a short period for someone else.
was not street dealing. He was in reality a courier and holding the drugs for a short period for someone else.
Wynne was not naive and was aware that they would be sold somewhere, but he was not selling them himself.
It was on that basis that he pleaded guilty, Mr Harvey said, and it would be up to a judge to decide if that was accepted or whether evidence would need to be called in the crown court.
Wynne was bailed to be sentenced at Mold Crown Court next month. He was also fined £85 with £85 costs and an £80 surcharge after magistrates heard that when he was stopped in the car he was a provisional licence holder who did not have L plates or a supervisory driver.
see-http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/160237/mold-man-delivered-drugs-in-return-for-free-supply-of-cannabis-court-told.aspx
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