In the months before David Perry’s arrest he tells of how he lived a life of paranoia. “I lived my life just waiting for that knock on the door [from the police], wondering every day if it would come,” he said.
The 38-year-old has been reflecting on his time serving four years and three months in prison for possession with intent to supply cocaine and for dangerous driving after he led Gwent Police officers on a high-speed chase through Cwmbran which lasted half-an-hour before he pulled over.
He threw bags of white powder out the window of the vehicle with accomplice Jerome Nunes as they attempted to flee the “ten to 15” police cars and helicopter above. “I knew I’d made a big mistake on the day when the police attempted to block the car in,” he added. You can get more Newport news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
