It was when his phone was seized and examined that police learned he had been dealing cocaine, ketamine and cannabis. There were a total of 27 different customers and text chat relating to 'beak' (cocaine), ket (ketamine) and restocking of supplies. Passing sentence, Judge Barker concluded there had been 'wholly unsatisfactory delays' in the case — not of Armstrong’s doing — which had been 'without satisfactory explanation'. In view of those, and the positive turnaround in Armstrong’s life, the judge suspended a 24-month prison sentence for two years. Judge Barker said the defendant had been involved in a 'dealing operation'.

Source: The Star September 19, 2023 04:04 UTC