{"id":26161,"date":"2018-02-23T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T18:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=26161"},"modified":"2018-02-23T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T18:36:29","slug":"dealer-jailed-possession-1000-worth-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/23\/dealer-jailed-possession-1000-worth-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealer jailed for possession of \u00a31,000 worth of cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_26162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26162\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26162\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26162\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Cardiff_Crown_Court-credit-Ham-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff Crown Court. Photo: Ham.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A MAN has been sentenced to 16 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court for possession of more than \u00a31,000 worth of cannabis.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenyon Reid started selling drugs again to make extra money to support his daughter and had been out of trouble for seven years, according to defence lawyer Ieuan Rees, who had argued for a suspended sentence.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 29-year-old was described as being well liked and respected by his employers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reid had worked at Cardiff Prison\u2019s The Clink Restaurant, while a prisoner at category D HM Prison Prescoed, near Usk, and been in employment around Cardiff for four years since serving time for a previous offence.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The court heard that Reid has two previous drug-related convictions. He was sentenced to four years in a young offenders\u2019 institute in 2006 for the supply of the class A drugs cocaine and heroin, and five years imprisonment in 2011 for the supply of heroin.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On 31 August 2016 at 23:38 police patrolling the Roath area of Cardiff stopped a Ford Focus hire car, which was being driven in a suspicious manner by Reid.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Police discovered cannabis, \u00a3620 in cash and a \u201cburner phone\u201d &#8211; a cheap separate mobile phone usually used for drug deals &#8211; in the car.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After being taken to Roath Police Station, officers also found more than 19 grams on his person, including in his underpants, which Reid said was for his own personal use.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite giving his address as Thrush Close, officers found keys in Reid\u2019s possession belonging to a flat on Richmond Road. Police eventually found 135 grams of cannabis in total after searching the property, which would have had a street value of between \u00a31,160 and \u00a31,240.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reid appeared at Cardiff Magistrates\u2019 Court on February 9 and pleaded guilty to possession of a class B drug with intent to supply.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Originally from London, Reid had been living in Cardiff for four years when he was stopped by police.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The court heard that Reid travelled back to London regularly to visit his daughter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, in sentencing Judge Powell QC found that a suspended sentence would not be suitable given Reid\u2019s previous drug convictions.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Judge Powell QC felt the sentence was justified to prevent \u201cthe damage illicit drugs do to young people\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAN has been sentenced to 16 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court for possession of more than \u00a31,000 worth of cannabis. Kenyon Reid started selling drugs again to make extra money to support his daughter and had been out of trouble for seven years, according to defence lawyer Ieuan Rees, who had argued for a suspended sentence. The 29-year-old was described as being well liked and respected by his employers. 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