A drug dealer caught when his house was sprayed with bullets later skipped bail and spent a decade on the run.
Mark Deary admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply in December 2011, but disappeared while awaiting his sentencing date, set for January 12, 2012. An arrest warrant was issued but Deary, of Allerford Road, West Derby, was eventually sentenced to seven years in prison in his absence.
Deary, now 43, was named alongside five others in an appeal for information on outstanding fugitives, dubbed Operation Hunted, issued by Merseyside Police earlier this month. Since then he was traced and appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday.
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