Drug dealer found to be selling heroin and cocaine ordered to pay back £3,000

Drug dealer found to be selling heroin and cocaine ordered to pay back £3,000
Kaci Payne, 25, was found with a phone connected to a drugs line and claimed to be working under direction
Kaci Payne, 25, was found to be dealing heroin and cocaine after police found him in possession of a phone connected to a drugs line
(Image: South Wales Police )
A drug dealer who was found to be selling heroin and cocaine after he was found with a phone connected to a drugs line has been ordered to pay back £3,000 after benefiting by more than £18,000. He claimed to be working under direction and said he had no influence on those above him in the chain.
Kaci Payne, 25, was stopped by police in Cardiff on November 20 last year in a Renault with three other men. He was found in possession of a phone which was linked to the 'J' drugs line.
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The defendant was discovered after he was seen on CCTV "topping up" a burner phone. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter.
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His home was searched and police seized a knife, £1,000 in cash, and high-value clothing.
The burner phone was interrogated and a number of messages revealed he was involved in the supply of heroin and cocaine between October 4 and November 20 last year.
The defendant was interviewed but answered "no comment" to questions.
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Payne, of Verallo Drive, Canton, later pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
The court heard he has five previous convictions.
These include offences of possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession of cannabis, possession of a bladed article, possession of an offensive weapon, and drug-driving.
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In mitigation the court was told there was no evidence the defendant had influence over those above him in the change and was "acting under direction".
The defendant was described as having a "challenging" childhood having been introduced to cannabis at a young age and later diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.
Payne was sentenced to a total of 36 months imprisonment last year.
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At a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday, the court was told the defendant had benefited to the tune of £18,062 as a result of his offending, but only has assets worth £3,250.
The Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke ordered the defendant to pay that sum within three months or serve an additional two months imprisonment in default.

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