Shrewsbury cocaine dealer who gave it up for a quiet life in Bridgnorth is jailed
A former Shrewsbury man has been jailed for dealing cocaine after being caught with over £10,000 worth of the drug and £1,000 in cash, despite having moved to Bridgnorth for a quieter life
A former Shrewsbury man caught with more than £10,000 of cocaine and nearly £1,000 in cash after playing a “significant role” in peddling the drug in the town, has been jailed, despite having given up dealing for an isolated life in Bridgnorth.
Scott Baillie, aged 34, was found in a flat in Nettles Lane, Frankwell when officers raided the property on August 18 last year.
Mr Simon Parry prosecuting told Shrewsbury Crown Court on Thursday that Baillie was found in a first floor bedroom.
He told the court various bags of cocaine were found in his room, including a quantity bagged up ready for sale on the street.
An iPhone was also found with messages suggesting the phone was a “drugs supply line”.
Nearly £1,000 in cash was also found in the flat, and Baillie was charged with three charges connected with the supply of cocaine as well as acquiring/possessing criminal property after police also found £955 in cash in the property.
Mr Parry told the court the drugs, which weighed 100 grams, would have a street value of around £10,000.
Mr Paul Smith, defending, said he could not contest that the evidence showed Baillie played a “significant role” in dealing cocaine in Shrewsbury but told the court the defendant had since shown “genuine remorse”.
He said: “That remorse is apparent by the fact that he has now distanced himself from the circumstances. At the time of the offence he was off no fixed abode in Shrewsbury. He has turned his life around and lives in Bridgnorth with his dog in an isolated area.”
However, Recorder Richard McConaghy told Baillie that while he took into account the defendant's former drug habit had led to his offending, “That mitigation only goes so far,” the judge said.
He jailed Baillie for 31 months.