Drug-dealing father from Darlaston is caught for second time
A father of two was caught dealing drugs just five months after being freed from a long prison sentence for a carbon copy crime, a judge heard.
Rory Allen was stopped by police who recognised him as a banned driver after spotting him behind the wheel of a Peugeot car in Forge Street, Darlaston on April 1, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
Mr Mark Rees, prosecuting, explained: "When they searched the vehicle they found heroin valued at £4,140 in the glove box and £130 worth of crack in a box in the boot."
Allen, 26, had 24 previous convictions involving 46 separate offences and in 2011 was jailed for five years for dealing cocaine and heroin, the court heard.
He quit drugs while behind bars but suffered a relapse after being moved to a different jail and was hooked again by the time he was released on licence in November last year, disclosed Mr Christopher Loach, defending.
The lawyer continued: "He was in prison when his second daughter was born and will now spend a considerable part of her early life there as well. For this he has nobody to blame but himself."
Allen from Wolverhampton Street, Darlaston told the court: "I know what I have done is wrong and I am sorry. Now I just want to get this over and done with so that I can become a good father for my kids."
He admitted possessing heroin and crack with intent to supply and was jailed for four years by Judge John Wait who told him: "Your offending history shows that you started out as a user of drugs but then becoming heavily involved in the supply of drugs. This led to the conviction three years ago that is an aggravating feature of this case.
"As you set out on that sentence your original intention was to rid yourself of your drug problem and you became drug free. Then you moved prisons and reverted to the use of drugs. On your release you were still using them, found yourself unemployed and turned to supplying drugs again."
