A gambling addict who 'brought shame on himself' worked as a drug dealer to pay off a loan shark.
Ricardo Randev was caught with high purity cocaine with a potential street value of £57,000 when police raided his home in Cronton last year. Liverpool Crown Court heard today, April 4, that Randev had long been leading “a double life” keeping his gambling addiction a secret.
As a result of his escalating gambling addiction, the 59-year-old turned to a loan shark out of "desperation", landing him in £13,000 worth of debt. Randev, of The Ridgeway, Cronton, pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply.
