Saturday 26 May 2012

Britain's dumbest criminal? Drug dealer snapped himself with bags of cannabis and crown of £20 notes

Hampshire police raided his flat in Southsea, Hants in October 2011, and found 11 wraps of heroin and 23 wraps of crack cocaine worth a combined £1500 pounds.
Hagos, 19, denied any knowledge of the stash but owned up when officers found dozens of photographs on his mobile phone, featuring piles of
cash, guns, knives and white powder.
Hagos, originally from Abbey Wood, south east London, pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a class A drug with intent to supply at Portsmouth Crown Court.
Matthew Lawson, prosecuting, said: "The crown would certainly say it's an overwhelming case.
"The photographs are such that the defendant would have had difficulty in disassociating himself with the drugs."
Alexander Thompson, defending, said: "He took the photographs as bravado to make himself seem more important in front of his peers.
"It's incredibly naive for a sophisticated drug dealer to have these sort of photographs on his phone."
Judge Richard Price, sentencing, said: "You came down from London with class A drugs, crack cocaine and heroin to sell in this city.
"You are more than a street dealer, you are a supplier to those who sell on the streets.
"I am entirely satisfied that in all the circumstances of this case you played a significant role."
Hagos was jailed for three-and-a-half years.

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