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Aug 2022
Cocaine dealer jailed for 'peddling misery' in Harrogate
A cocaine dealer who “peddled misery” in Harrogate has been jailed for nearly three years after being snared by an undercover cop posing as a drug addict.
Jack Milner, 25, bragged to the officer that he was “making a good wage” from his trade but he was being played from the outset, York Crown Court heard.
Milner supplied cocaine to the plain-clothed officer on three separate occasions in December 2019, said prosecutor David Povall.
Mr Povall added:
He said although Milner wasn’t involved “in that level of criminality”, he was working with others to supply the Class A drug.
The undercover officer, who used a pseudonym, was introduced to Milner on December 9 when he was supplied with cocaine.
The following day, the officer called Milner to arrange another deal and he was “again supplied with (cocaine)”.
On the third day, the officer rang the same number and spoke to a different man who supplied him some wraps of heroin and cocaine.
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The court heard that Milner only supplied cocaine and was not involved in the dealing of heroin. However, the officer later saw Milner with this “second man…giving him permission to supply the officer with a further wrap”.
Milner, of Harehills Lane, Leeds, was duly arrested and found with a “burner” phone - a cheap, pre-paid mobile which criminals often use to evade detection.
He initially denied any involvement in Class A drug-dealing and maintained his innocence until the day of trial in June, when he finally admitted supplying cocaine.
Living on the streets
Nick Cartmell, mitigating, said Milner was living on the streets with his girlfriend at the time and had pneumonia.
He said although Milner clearly made a “quite significant” financial gain, it was simply to buy his “next McDonald’s (meal)…and not going hungry”.
Mr Cartmell added:
He said that Milner stood to make a “significant financial gain” although the amount was unknown.
Judge Sean Morris, the Recorder of York, told Milner:
Milner was jailed for two years and nine months. He will serve half of that sentence behind bars before being released on prison licence.
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