A drug dealer was caught by police after they discovered messages advertising cocaine on phones seized during arrests of associates. A court heard he became involved in dealing Class A drugs in order to fund his own addiction.
Richard Rees, 44, of Caerphilly, was found to be selling cocaine to another user when police arrested Justin Howells in February 2021. They seized Mr Howells' phone on which they discovered a series of texts relating to the sale of cocaine.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard examples of messages sent between Rees and Mr Howells, which included: "Stones in bruv" and: "Got rocks now fella, what are you after?". On February 3, 2021, the defendant agreed to sell Mr Howells a £20 deal. he later messaged: "Couple of 20s in now bruv, three left now, only had a T myself."
