A class-A drug dealer who was twice caught operating a county line into Shropshire from Wolverhampton has been jailed.
Benjamin Osagie, from Denmark Close, Wolverhampton, admitted nine charges of class A-related drug dealing – involving crack cocaine and heroin.
Shrewsbury Crown Court was told that the 32-year-old had been initially caught by police in Whitchurch, Shropshire, on October 15, 2021. Simon Parry, prosecuting, said that Osagie had been released under investigation after the arrest, and then some two and a half years later, in March this year, was caught again with class A drugs in Shrewsbury.Mr Parry said the first instance had seen officers stop a black VW Caddy on the A49 near Whitchurch.
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