Chester drug dealer hid heroin in child’s toy

Dec 3 2009 by Allison Dickinson, Chester Chronicle

HEROIN worth nearly £1,000 was discovered hidden in a child’s bedroom during a police raid on a family home, a court heard.

Karl Winston Davis, 49, of Wyndham Road, Blacon, admitted six charges relating to the possession and supply of class A and Class B drugs at Chester Crown Court on Monday.

These included possessing heroin and cocaine for personal use, possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and three further charges of supplying Class A drugs between April 1 and September 14 this year.

Police estimated that, in the six months he owned up to being a drug dealer, he sold about £25,500 worth of heroin in £10 street deals, made up in the family home he shared with his long-term partner and four children.

Prosecuting, Martin McRobb said: “Police attended his address on two separate occasions.

“On the first occasion two wraps of heroin, each weighing a tenth of a gram, with a street value of around £10, and a small amount of cannabis resin were seized.

“The next day officers revisited his house and found 18.87g of heroin worth £940 hidden in a plastic toy egg in a child’s bedroom, plus £185 cash in plastic bags.

“Davis admitted a 26-year heroin habit which cost him between £30 and £40 a day, adding that he had been acting as a dealer for six months.

“Police estimate that over six months, he had supplied around £25,500 worth of heroin.

“He said he not only supplied but was involved in preparing the drugs into £10 street deals.”

Defending, Adrian Evans said: “The only evidence upon which these charges were brought were as a result of admission during interview. The defendant accepts that he has been a drug user for 26 years and the sole reason for him agreeing to supply was that he will be supplied with an amount of the drug for his own personal use. At no stage did he make a profit.

“The defendant is determined to tackle his drug problem for his children’s sake and his family. He and his long-term partner have four children and he has undertaken a four-week drug programme. He is now on a methadone prescription and attending further sessions.”

Judge Nicholas Woodward sentenced Davis to one month for possession of heroin, one week for possession of cannabis and four years concurrent for the remaining charges, a total of four years, less 76 days spent on remand.