Swindon Crown Court A cannabis dealer who offered a three for £10 deal on hash cookies was spared a spell behind bars. Watchfield man Edward Mercer, 23, who sold the class B drug to a small circle of friends, was found out when police officers followed a smell of cannabis and raided his then home in Rainham Road, Swindon. Prosecutor Tessa Hingston told Swindon Crown Court they found 66g of cannabis with an estimated street value of £530 and £125 in cash. Financial investigators discovered payments of £8,500 into his bank account, with £4,127.50 attributed to his drug dealing. Messages on his phone pointed to him dealing cannabis between February and May 2019. In one message, he told friends ‘weed cookies now in’ – offering the psychoactive treats for £5 each or at a cut-price rate of three for £10.
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Swindon Crown Court A cannabis dealer who offered a three for £10 deal on hash cookies was spared a spell behind bars. Watchfield man Edward Mercer, 23, who sold the class B drug to a small circle of friends, was found out when police officers followed a smell of cannabis and raided his then home in Rainham Road, Swindon. Prosecutor Tessa Hingston told Swindon Crown Court they found 66g of cannabis with an estimated street value of £530 and £125 in cash. Financial investigators discovered payments of £8,500 into his bank account, with £4,127.50 attributed to his drug dealing. Messages on his phone pointed to him dealing cannabis between February and May 2019. In one message, he told friends ‘weed cookies now in’ – offering the psychoactive treats for £5 each or at a cut-price rate of three for £10.
Picture: WILTSHIRE POLICE A beaming cocaine dealer had the smile wiped from his face – when a judge sent him down for 32 months. Stephen Chamberlain began selling the class A drug to help fund a crippling cannabis habit having lost his forklift driver job after failing a drug test. Sentencing the 36-year-old at Swindon Crown Court, Judge Jason Taylor QC noted he had been convicted of cannabis dealing in 2004. “You knew the risks of dealing drugs. Then, you got a community rehabilitation order. This is a completely different ball game when you deal class A drugs because of the damage they cause. It is very significant and the courts must reflect that,” he said.