A drug dealer was caught after police on patrol noticed a strong smell of cannabis, a court has heard.
Philip Slater, 29, of Lugsmore Lane, St Helens, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday. Nick Cockrell, prosecuting, detailed that on June 24, 2021, police officers on patrol in St Helens spotted Slater on a bike and they could smell cannabis coming from him.
He was searched and found with 35 bags on him, and a red “zkittlez” snap bag pouch with 3.47 grams of cannabis in it. More clear bags were found containing 3.44 grams of cannabis, packaged into one ounce deals worth around £30-50 each.
