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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Rachel Smith & Ashlie Blakey

Scrap man turned to crime when cocaine habit got out of hand... and got caught out on his first day of drug-dealing

A scrap man whose cocaine habit got out of hand turned to drug-dealing to pay off his debts - and got caught out on his first day.

Rudy Young used the drug as a way to cope after the breakdown of his 16-year marriage, a court heard. But he fell into debt and was being threatened, LancsLive reports.

In January last year, the 35-year-old hatched a plan to start dealing drugs himself but was caught out after police spotted him on the first attempt. The court was told how he 'wasn't very unsuccessful'.

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