Dealer texts police by mistake to demand his missing drugs back

A drug dealer who texted police about his heroin and crack cocaine stash has been jailed for six years. Andrew Law was forced to to dump his jacket containing drugs worth £1,400 in a garden while being chased by officers.

After shaking them off he then began ringing and texting the phone he had left in the pocket demanding the coat back - not knowing it had been handed in to police. Detectives promptly traced the messages and arrested Law.

Law, 23, was jailed for six years at Gloucester Crown Court after admitting five charges of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and four of dealing. In one message he said: "You can make some money if you get in touch." When no-one replied he texted: "I know which f****** garden it was. I'll burn your house down. Get in touch otherwise you'll get f*** all apart from a gun in the mouth."



Law, of no fixed address, was released on bail and later captured on CCTV dealing crack cocaine at a bus station.

Police began receiving texts on Law's phone last September. The first said: "Who's got my jacket? I want the stuff back." Four minutes later another message said: "If you've got this phone ring me." No-one replied and Law's texts became increasingly angry: I want those f****** drugs. Do you know who I am? Just answer the phone and we will do the deal. Why don't you answer the phone? Chances are you don't know what you've got."

Derek Ryder, prosecuting, said: "The texts showed the desperate attempts he made to get his jacket and drugs back. Little did he know police got hold of the phone and they saw the texts, made the link to who he was and went and arrested him. They found the phone on which he was sending the messages. Also on that phone were further texts which indicated he was supplying drugs."