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A teen drug dealer who supplied a town's addicts has been locked up. Ryleigh Howard, 18, was caught after CCTV showed him buying a top-up card for a mobile phone he was using to send "flare" messages to users.
Howard appeared at Chester Crown Court today (Friday 19 January) where he was sentenced to two years and six months in prison. The teenager, of Snowdonia Way, Winsford, had previously pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (cocaine), possession of Class B drugs (cannabis) and possession of criminal property
An investigation began in September 2023 when officers received intelligence in relation to a mobile phone number involved in the sale of illegal drugs. The number was being used to send ‘flare’ messages to addicts across the town.
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Following further enquiries, officers recovered CCTV footage which showed Howard purchasing a top-up card for the phone from the Premier Store on Cheviot Square.
In search of his home in December, officers discovered the mobile phone that was being used to sell the drugs along with a quantity of cannabis and cocaine. Howard was arrested at the scene and a second warrant was subsequently conducted at an address linked to him on Wharton Gardens.
While searching the property in Wharton Gardens officers recovered a plastic tub and a large white canvas bag which contained approximately £16,500 cash. Howard made a full admission that he had been using the phone to sell cocaine and stated that the cash from the address in Wharton was the money he obtained from selling the drugs.
Detective Constable, Chris Forrest, of Northwich CID, said: “I welcome the sentence handed to Howard and I hope it sends
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