Drug dealing couple caught after police find texts of him complaining she only used him for cocaine
A glamourous woman caught with more than £15,000 of drugs in her home was rumbled after sending texts about ‘sniff’ to her boyfriend.
Grace Mort, 25, and boyfriend Jacob Kennedy, 20, were found with more than 50g of cocaine and almost 40 ecstasy tablets.
Police raided their shared home and found a several packages of high purity drugs – and seized the couple’s mobile phones.
A court heard how when the devices were examined officers found a string of messages between them relating to drug dealing.
Their text messages referred to ‘sniff’ – a nickname for cocaine among regular users of the so-called party drug.
In one message from Mr Kennedy to Ms Mort he asked her to ‘bring two 0.5g deals’.
He also messaged her complaining, saying: ‘I’m just someone who gives you sniff whenever you want it.’
Pictured: Grace Mort, 25, and boyfriend Jacob Kennedy, 20, who were caught dealing drugs after police found texts of him complaining that she only used him for cocaine
The couple were found with more than £15,000 of drugs, including more than 50g of cocaine and almost 40 ecstasy tablets
Mr Kennedy also said: ‘You can sniff my work but not answer your phone.’
Cardiff Crown Court heard police also discovered a tick list which included customer names and money they owed.
Prosecutor Abdallah Barakat said the couple both sought to gain ‘significant financial advantage’ as Mr Kennedy directed Ms Mort to weigh drugs and bring them to him.
Mr Barakat said a grip seal bag was found to contain cocaine with a purity of 78 per cent and was worth between £4,320 and £7,200.
He said ecstasy tablets were also discovered worth between £5,300 and £8,700.
The couple were interviewed and responded ‘no comment’ to all questions asked.
Ms Mort narrowly missed jail after getting caught trafficking cocaine and ecstasy
A court heard how when the devices were examined officers found a string of messages between the couple relating to drug dealing
Ms Mort and Mr Kennedy, both of Barry, South Wales, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and MDMA, and being concerned in the supply of cocaine
Ms Mort and Mr Kennedy, both of Barry, South Wales, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and MDMA, and being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
The court heard Mr Kennedy was of previous good character while Ms Mort has previous convictions for driving offences.
Ms Mort was handed an 18 month suspended sentence and ordered to carry out a 20 day rehabilitation activity requirement.
Mr Kennedy will be sentenced at a later date.
