A drug dealer reversed his car into a ditch as a police officer waited for him to pass. The driver Jac Jones and passenger Jordan Williams were found with cannabis and their "very busy" operation was exposed.
Prosecutor Thomas Stanway told Newport Crown Court a marked police car had been on patrol in Rhymney on May 15 last year when a Skoda Fabia approached on a bend only wide enough for one vehicle to pass. Jones, 23, appeared to panic when he saw the police car. He reversed at speed, causing the Skoda to get stuck in a ditch.
The officers approached to help but noticed a strong smell of cannabis. They found 23g of the Class B drug and weighing scales on Jones, as well as 0.9g of the substance on 22-year-old Williams, the court heard.
