Budding police officer avoids jail after aiding seller boyfriend

A budding young police officer caught assisting her drug dealer boyfriend in selling cocaine and ecstasy at a major music festival has avoided jail after revealing she is pregnant with his child.

Carly Fay, 25, acted as a ‘conduit’ for Dylan Neilson and a customer after he smuggled a haul of drugs into Creamfields in Daresbury, Cheshire.

Fay, who aspired to join the Metropolitan Police, exchanged messages with a woman named Emily about the prices for cocaine.

Fay quoted £50 for half a gram and £80 for a gram.

When asked if Neilson, 29, could provide Emily with credit, she added: ‘He won’t do tick’. 

‘Tick’ is a slang term for a ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme.

Carly Fay, 25, acted as a ‘conduit’ for Dylan Neilson (picture together) and a customer after he smuggled a haul of drugs into Creamfields in Daresbury, Cheshire

Fay, who aspired to join the Metropolitan Police , exchanged messages with a woman named Emily about the prices for cocaine. Fay quoted £50 for half a gram and £80 for a gram. When asked if Neilson, 29, could provide Emily with credit, she added: ‘He won’t do tick’

Neilson, 29, (pictured) from the Coatbridge area of the Scottish city tried to make a run for it but was rugby tackled to the floor and was found to have 15 bags of cocaine, 324 ecstasy tablets, and 4.23 grams of broken ecstasy tablets. Altogether, £13,000 in cash was recovered

Fay and Neilson travelled 230 miles to the festival from their homes in Glasgow and were detained after security staff spotted him acting suspiciously.

Neilson, 29, from the Coatbridge area of the Scottish city tried to make a run for it but was rugby tackled to the floor and was found to have 15 bags of cocaine, 324 ecstasy tablets, and 4.23 grams of broken ecstasy tablets. 

Altogether, £13,000 in cash was recovered.

He was found with 15 bags of cocaine, 324 ecstasy tablets, 4.23 grams of broken ecstasy tablets and cash totaling £13,000.

Additional drugs were found in their tent.

Fay denied supplying drugs to anyone herself but the incriminating messages were found on her phone.

At Chester Crown Court, Fay pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and MDMA.

She faced two years in jail but was freed with 18 months, suspended for two years.

Defence counsel Miss Kate Morley, said: ‘The relationship between them is now over.

Fay (pictured) denied supplying drugs to anyone herself but the incriminating messages were found on her phone. At Chester Crown Court, Fay pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and MDMA. She faced two years in jail but was freed with 18 months, suspended for two years

The couple have since separated, but Fay is expecting his child. The court heard that Neilson offered to serve more jail time so Fay could avoid prison. Fay was also fined £750 and will face a Proceeds of Crime application later

‘Miss Fay gives a description of the toxic relationship and how she felt in the relationship.

‘She considered that the balance of power was heavily in favour of Mr Neilson.

‘Whilst she does not say that Mr Neilsen forced her or threatened her to assist in the supply of drugs, such was the nature of the relationship there was a subtle pressure to assist him.’

Neilson, who has previous drug offences, was jailed for 30 months after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and MDMA and to possession of criminal property.

The couple have since separated, but Fay is expecting his child.

The court heard that Neilson offered to serve more jail time so Fay could avoid prison.

Fay was also fined £750 and will face a Proceeds of Crime application later.

Defence counsel Miss Kate Morley, said: ‘The relationship between them is now over. Miss Fay gives a description of the toxic relationship and how she felt in the relationship. 

‘She considered that the balance of power was heavily in favour of Mr Neilson. Whilst she does not say that Mr Neilsen forced her or threatened her to assist in the supply of drugs, such was the nature of the relationship there was a subtle pressure to assist him.’

Sentencing the judge Mr Recorder Anthony O’Donohoe told Fay: ‘You are considered as having a high risk pregnancy and the fact you decided to behave in this way has ruined your prospects of a career in the police force.

‘I have given your case anxious consideration and by the skin of your teeth you avoid going to immediate prison today.’

• An earlier version of this article referred to the defendant as a ‘policewoman’. The article has been amended and we are happy to clarify that she was not at any time a serving police officer.