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Neil Shaw

Man found with 53 bags of cocaine not jailed as prisons are too full

A judge suspended a drug dealer's custodial sentence - citing Britain's "overcrowded" jails.

Judge Heather Norton said "the current state" of the prison system was a factor in her decision despite the large amount of drugs seized.

Aaron Allen was in the dock at Reading Crown Court for sentencing on Wednesday, (March 9).

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