Arrogant Northfield cocaine dealer became supplier to 'exclusive' WhatsApp group

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid EmailAn ‘arrogant’ drug dealer who was about to supply cocaine to an exclusive WhatsApp group before his arrest stated he would be ‘happy’ to be jailed for 11 years. Benefit claimant Josh Powell raked in more than £230,000 in six years posting the Class A drug to customers all over the UK. The 29-year-old ‘professional dealer’ was arrested at the start of 2020 but carried on supplying in order to fund his ‘extensive’ heroin addiction. He boasted in one text message it would just be ‘another year on my sentence’. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play Later in the year he struck an agreement to become a ‘verified cocaine vender’ for a 220-member WhatsApp group called ‘Relief’ and was trying to land another deal to supply to people via the Wickr app. But days later he was arrested again and remanded into custody. Powell, from Northfield, admitted six drugs offences and…
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