A 25-YEAR-OLD drug dealer has been jailed for five years.
Charlie James Roy was known as a local dealer who was involved in the supply of the class B drug amphetamine and the class A drugs cocaine and ecstasy, the Royal Court heard yesterday.
He was also found to be in possession of cannabis.
Crown Advocate Richard Pedley, prosecuting, said the police searched Roy’s home in St Helier on the morning of 19 March last year and found a wrap of amphetamine in the fridge and herbal cannabis in cupboards.
He said the cannabis had been for Roy’s own use and added: ‘He said he had bought £700 worth of amphetamine from the sale of a motorbike. He said he had no intention of selling the amphetamine.’
Messages on Roy’s mobile phone also showed he was ‘concerned in the supply of cocaine and MDMA’, commonly known as ecstasy.
They proved that since 2020 he had been involved in the supply of cocaine, MDMA, and amphetamine with an estimated total street value of £8,000.
The phone messages, the quantities of drugs in his possession and a set of digital scales in his home ‘showed he was a local drug dealer’, the Crown Advocate added.
Roy pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cannabis, one count of possession of amphetamine with intent to supply, and two counts of being concerned in the supply of cannabis and MDMA.
The court heard that Roy was originally from the Isle of Wight and had five previous convictions. He had failed to complete a community punishment order imposed there.
He was judged ‘at medium risk of reconviction’. Advocate Pedley recommended a jail sentence of six years.
Advocate Luke Sette, defending, said he accepted a prison sentence was inevitable but asked for a shorter one.
He said: ‘Mr Roy has made positive strides in his life to stop using drugs.
‘He does recognise the severity of his actions. He made a significant and grave error and he is keen to assure the court that it will not be repeated.’
He added: ‘He has a partner who stands by him and supportive parents. With the support that he has he will ensure that this aspect of his life has ended.’
Announcing the sentence, Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae said the Jurats were taking into account Roy’s guilty pleas, letters of support and his vow never to repeat the offences, and concluded: ‘He has a promising life ahead of him.’
Jurats Jerry Ramsden, Jane Ronge and Gareth Hughes were sitting.
Detective Sergeant Jim McGranahan, head of the Drug Squad, said: ‘Almost all of the investigations we carry out concerning drugs are complex and time consuming.
‘We continue to work together with the Law Officers’ Department to ensure that the hard work put into each operation pays off, and we keep illegal drugs – and those who deal in the misery these drugs bring – off our Island’s streets.’
