A clumsy drug dealer has been sent to prison after accidentally texting a cop an offer for Crack and Heroin.
Phillip Paul, 25, from Lewisham, who ran a county line in Surrey, was texting customers his ads for the class A drugs when he typed one wrong digit on his phone. The number he dialled just happened to be a serving Surrey Police officer.
Authorities were already aware of the county line and were searching for the person running it. They were not expecting the drug kingpin to simply reveal himself to them.
The officer who received the text reported it to the Proactive Investigation Team and they worked out that Paul wasn’t just a small time dealer, he was the man at the top. Cops arrested Paul outside his house.
They uncovered £337 in cash, a wrap of crack cocaine, three wraps of heroin and a bag containing two grams of cannabis. A number of messages from users requesting to buy drugs were also found on Paul’s phone.
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At Chichester Crown Court, earlier this month, Paul pleaded guilty to supplying crack cocaine and heroin and also possession of weed.
Investigating officer, PC Joseph Brown, said: “Drug dealing can have a hugely disruptive effect on the local community and dealers make their ill-gotten money off the misery of others. If you come into Surrey to deal drugs, we will pursue you and bring you to justice.”
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