Liam Donnelly, 47, was present in possession of greater than £10,000 value of hashish, in addition to messages associated to hashish provide on his cellphone.
An “absolute fool” was discovered with greater than £10,000 value of hashish when officers carried out a raid at his residence. He was launched on bail however was discovered with extra hashish and cocaine when one other raid passed off.
Liam Donnelly, 47, was first visited by police at his residence in Bridgend on October 15, 2023, and a search was carried out of the premises. A big amount of hashish and numerous tablets have been found, hid in luggage and bins.
A sentencing listening to at Newport Crown Court docket on Friday heard a complete of 1,073g of hashish was found, with a road worth of £10,730. For the newest court docket experiences signal as much as our crime e-newsletter.
A complete of 189 of bromazalom have been discovered in addition to 5 tablets of oxandrolone, with a mixed road worth between £95 and £120.
A pocket book was found together with names in a “checklist”, which indicated he was owed in extra of £2,000.
His cell phone was examined and confirmed messages which indicated he was concerned within the provide of hashish.
The defendant was launched on bail however an extra raid was carried out at his residence on January 24 this yr, the place police found 178g of hashish, with a road worth of £1,775.
Additionally found have been drug paraphernalia, vials of hashish oil, half a gram of cocaine, £549 in money, and a cellphone containing messages regarding hashish dealing.
Donnelly, of Tremgarth, Wildmill, pleaded responsible to 2 counts of possession with intent to provide class B medication, possession with intent to provide a category C drug, supplying a category B drug, and possession of sophistication A and B medication.
The court docket heard he has 12 earlier convictions together with offences of supplying medication in 1998, possession of medicine in 2004 and malicious communications in 2019.
In mitigation, Christopher Evans mentioned his shopper was socially supplying to be able to fund his personal behavior, having misused hashish and alcohol all through his life.
The defence barrister mentioned the defendant has had struggles, together with a automotive accident involving his household, however needs to make adjustments to his life, saying “If I did not cease utilizing alcohol I might be lifeless”.
Sentencing, Decide Eugene Egan referred to as the defendant “an absolute fool” after he was caught dealing hashish on two separate events.
Donnelly was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, suspended for 21 months.
He was ordered to hold out a rehabilitation exercise requirement of 20 days and made topic to a six month curfew between the hours of 7pm and 6am.
