A Bristol drug dealer caught by police running a drugs line to Weston-super-Mare has been jailed for seven years.
Connor Beer pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, after police tracked all the deals and transportation requests on his mobile phone.
The 24-year-old from Station Road in Henbury, Bristol, played what Avon and Somerset police described as a 'major role in supplying heroin and cocaine in Weston-super-Mare'.
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Bristol Crown Court heard that a police investigation tracked Beer arranging drug deals with users through phone calls and text messages, and also arranged for other people to transport the drugs too. His supply chain was busted when he was arrested on March 10, and the drug deals were traced as far back as January this year.
Three mobile phones were seized, along with almost £1,000 in cash when he was arrested. Beer was sentenced on Thursday, September 22, and was jailed for seven years.
"Cocaine, heroin and other illegal substances cause an immense amount misery to people, not only drug users but the local communities too," said PC Leon Brueford, the investigating officer in the case. "We hope this result reassures the people of Weston-super-Mare that tackling drug supply remains a priority of ours. Connor Beer’s conviction is the latest in a number of drug offences he has committed over recent years.
“His imprisonment hopefully will act as a warning to anyone involved in the supply of illegal drugs that they risk a significant custodial sentence as officers will continue to bring such offenders before the courts," he added.
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