Court reporter
Exeter Crown Court. Picture: Archant
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A panicking cannabis dealer was seen throwing thousands of pounds worth of drugs out of a window as police waited for him to open the front door.
Officers who had gone to the house in Barnstaple looking for Jamie Ousley’s brother ended up arresting him instead after recovering his huge stash from the back garden.
Bricklayer Ousley was a heavy user of cannabis who bought in bulk and sold some of the surplus on to friends, Exeter Crown Court was told.
He had more than £8,000 worth as well as scales and snap bags but police were not able to find out the scale of his business because he refused to give them the PIN number of his phone.