Caerphilly drug dealer used runners to sell cocaine
Kyle Humphries, 27, was caught when officers boxed in his Vauxhall Astra, Newport Crown Court was told.
'He attempted to drive away and collided with a police car,' Elin Morgan, prosecuting, said.
'The driver's window was smashed and a Taser was drawn.'
Humphries was found with 32.2g of cocaine which had a potential street value of £4,280.
Text bombs were discovered on his phone advertising the class A drug and ketamine for sale.
The defendant gave a 'no comment' interview when he was questioned by detectives at Ystrad Mynach police station.
'He played a leading role with runners working below him in the chain,' Miss Morgan added.
Humphries, of Brynhyfryd, Pontlottyn, Caerphilly pleaded guilty to offering to supply cocaine and offering to supply ketamine in February last year.
The offences were committed after he had been released from prison on licence for a similar offence.
He was locked up for 34 months in 2022 for possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.
Hashim Salmman, mitigating, told the court: 'The defendant knows that any representations I make on his behalf today will only go towards determining the length of his custodial sentence.'
His barrister added that his client had been assessed by the probation service as presenting 'a low risk of reoffending'.
Humphries, he revealed, had recently tried to take his own life and had been placed in an induced coma in hospital.
'The defendant has a long history of drug misuse,' Mr Salmman continued.
'He wants to get his life back on track.
'The defendant is well on his way to conquering his drug addiction.'
The court was told that Humphries' grandmother is 'severely unwell' and had open heart surgery and that he had been caring for her.
Judge Carl Harrison said to the defendant: 'You had an operational function in the chain and this was a street dealing.
'Your previous conviction for a similar offence is an aggravating feature.'
Humphries was jailed for three years and eight months and ordered to pay a £228 victim surcharge following his release from prison.
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