Dealer carried on selling drugs after police arrest

A DEALER continued to sell cocaine, ketamine and cannabis, despite knowing he was being investigated by the police.

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Joshua Hughes had been “stupid” in continuing to deal in drugs even though he had recently been arrested on suspicion of dealing, a judge said today.

Hughes, 26, and his partner Rhianne Brookes, 30, both of Craig y Don, Amlwch, Anglesey admitted a string of drug offences.

The judge at Caernarfon Crown Court, who heard the couple have a baby, jailed Hughes for two years and eight months.

Brookes was given a suspended jail sentence.

Prosecutor Michael Whitty said police had stopped a vehicle for a defective headlight outside Newry Stores in Holyhead on December 3, 2022.

They saw driver Hughes acting suspiciously by putting his hands down his trousers.

‘They searched him and found a substance and snapbags.

‘They also searched his vehicle and discovered cocaine worth about £600. He was put under investigation.

In April 2023 Hughes’ car was stopped again in Parys Street, Amlwch, said the prosecutor.