A son drawn into cocaine dealing by his dad returned to supplying the drug to pay off his jailed father's debts, a court has heard. Rhys Hall has now joined his dad behind bars after resuming the drugs trade just a matter of months after being handed a suspended sentence.
Sending the 21-year-old to prison, a judge said it was very sad to see the situation the defendant was in, and he told him he had not only let himself down but his family too.
Cardiff crown Court heard that last year the defendant and his dad Lyn Hall were sentenced for dealing cocaine and ecstasy - Lyn Hall was jailed but Rhys Hall was given a suspended sentence after the court heard he had cystic fibrosis. On June 3 this year police saw Hall driving on the A472 between Pontypool and Crumlin in a vehicle which checks showed was actually insured to a woman. The suspicious officer followed the vehicle until it stopped, then approached the driver. When challenged Hall admitted he was a disqualified driver.
