A cocaine dealer was caught with £15,000 worth of the drug in his house along with cash and gold and silver bullion, a court has heard.
Family man Simon Richards claimed the stash of coke was all for his personal use but a search of the house found weighing scales with traces of white powder, hundreds of small empty plastic bags, and a phone full of incriminating messages.
Swansea Crown Court heard Richards began using cocaine during the Covid lockdown when he had "time on his hands" and then began selling it to "like-minded friends". His advocate told the court that the defendant realises that by his "foolish and selfish behaviour" he has put his family in jeopardy.
