Narberth drug dealer sold cannabis and cocaine after arrest
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, possession with intent to supply cocaine, two offences of possession with intent to supply cannabis, and two offences of possession of criminal property.
He was sentenced to three years and five months in a Young Offender Institution.
An application was made under the Proceeds of Crime Act to try and recoup the profits Duffy made from his offending.
Swansea Crown Court heard that Duffy, now aged 20, had benefited from his offending by £11,703.30, and had £3,883.30 in assets available to be seized.
This – the prosecution said – was made up of the cash seized from the defendant at the time and £100 from his bank account.
Judge Huw Rees made a confiscation order in the sum of £3,883.30.
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Previously, the court heard that police seized 151.86 grams of cannabis, £430.25 in cash, and drug dealing paraphernalia – including electronic weighing scales, zip lock bags, and two mobile phones – from Duffy's home following a raid on December 6, 2023.
A drug expert estimated the cannabis to have a street value of £1,680, and analysis of the phones showed evidence of Duffy's involvement in dealing cannabis.
The then-18-year-old Duffy was released on bail pending further investigation.
Ieuan Duffy was jailed in April for dealing cocaine and cannabis. (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police)
Officers returned to Duffy's address on January 27 of this year in relation to allegations of an unrelated offence.
A search of Duffy's bedroom uncovered a bag containing white powder – which was later found to be 28 grams of cocaine – as well as 427 grams of cannabis, two mobile phones, a set of electronic weighing scales, and £3,032.92 in cash.
A drug expert said the cocaine had a street value of up to £2,000 and the cannabis was valued at £4,740.
Dan Griffiths, in mitigation, said Duffy hadn't immediately returned to drug dealing after his initial release, but his cannabis use 'spiralled out of control' and led to him using cocaine, before then turning to dealing to pay off the debts he racked up.
In a letter he read to the court, Duffy apologised for his offending and said he had been 'naïve and gullible'.
'I have let both my family and community down,' he said.
'You've been a fool unto yourself,' Judge Rees told Duffy when he sentenced him. 'You have acknowledged that.'
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