Mark Andrew Foley was caught with nearly £9,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine when officers targeted his home on Dib Lane, Roundhay, on September 12..
During a strip search, a clingfilmed package was found between his bum cheeks that contained heroin, prosecutor Matthew Moore-Taylor toldA search of his house found more drugs, with police estimating a street value of between £4,467 and £8,935.Foley has 13 convictions for 61 offences, including two for dealing Class A drugs in the 1990s.
He most recently was given a six-year jail term in 2018 for burglary, for which he served half the sentence.Mitigating, Robin Frieze admitted his client had a “terrible record” and said his life was “blighted by drugs”. He said he was drug-free on his release from prison, but his mother’s death led to him using again, and he began selling to fund his own habit.
Recorder Andrew Haslam KC jailed him for three years and nine months and said: “You have a poor record for offending. You know from your own addiction the effects these drugs has on others.Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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