A vulnerable 19-year-old agreed to keep cocaine in his bedroom for drug dealers in exchange for cannabis. Khalim Reynolds, who lives in a centre for young and vulnerable people in Newport, kept the cocaine in his bedroom which was discovered by Gwent Police officers on June 9.
When police executed a warrant at the property they seized mobile phones, a significant amount of cocaine amounting to £2,400, and other paraphernalia. Others were also arrested at the address on suspicion of drug dealing.
Reynolds refused to provide access to his phone when asked by police and responded “no comment” to all questions when interviewed. Georgina Buckley, prosecuting, told Cardiff Crown Court that Reynolds had been acting as a custodian and would not have been directly involved in the supply of the drugs.
