Dopey seller stated he was storing drug cellphone in rice for pal who dropped it in puddle
Ahmed Mohamed denied the burner phone was his when quizzed by cops who arrested him on suspicion of peddling class A drugs in Cardiff last year and claimed he only had it to dry it out for a pal
A dopey dealer told police he was storing a drug phone in a bowl of rice to dry it out after a pal dropped it in a puddle. Ahmed Mohamed, 28, tried to deny the burner phone was his when quizzed by cops who arrested him for flogging class A drugs.
He claimed he’d ordered drugs to his flat and his dealer had dropped the phone and took the sim card out while Mohamed tried to dry it out. And he told cops that £3,000 worth of drugs found in his flat were for “personal use” .
He also claimed he kept drugs in his pants so he wouldn’t lose them and a money-counting machine seized from his flat was for use in a music video.
But he ultimately pleaded guilty to a string offences, including possession with intent to supply, and was banged up for four years.
Police said Mohamed, of Cardiff, had been linked as the owner of a mobile phone which officers were able to prove was used together with a known drug phone and was arrested on November 24, 2025, in the street outside his apartment.
Cops were preparing to execute a search warrant as he pulled up in his rented car and he was arrested on the spot and they found drugs, digital scales, a money counting machine and a knife in a sheath during a search of his car and his flat.
They also found crack cocaine hidden in his underpants. He initially denied he was a drug dealer but later admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and cocaine, possessing with intent to supply and acquiring criminal property.
He also admitted possessing a knife in a public place and driving while disqualified at Cardiff Crown Court and was sentenced on Friday, January 30.
Speaking after sentencing, detective constable Adam Fenlon from South Wales Police said: “He tried every excuse to deny he was a drug dealer but in the end the evidence mounted-up and he had no other viable option but to plead guilty.
“His arrest was the culmination of some excellent phone forensic work which allowed us to link him directly to a drug phone we were investigating. Our team is committed to putting drug dealers out of business and into jail and this work will continue.”
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