A drug dealer accidentally texted a policeman offering him cannabis.

Lee Streeter was originally caught in possession of the drug on June 17 after crashing his motorbike.

He had tried to run off, despite suffering from head injuries, but was caught by paramedics as he collapsed.

Police were called to the scene and discovered he had Â£180 worth of cannabis. Streeter was released on bail after PC Daniel Hughes exchanged mobile phone numbers with him.

A month later on July 24, Hughes received a text message saying: "Safe - got bone dry cheese if u need" - dealer slang for selling cannabis.

Streeter was arrested again and admitted that he'd accidentally sent the text to everyone in his address book.

He was sentenced to 16 months in prison at Stafford Crown Court for drug offences after admitting possessing drugs with intent to supply and the separate offence of offering to supply cannabis.

Judge John Maxwell said: "You were caught for this crime, granted bail and then you did it again - you were offering drugs and you stupidly offered drugs to police officers by sending text messages to the wrong numbers."

Streeter's lawyer Mark Nicholls had argued that his client was under pressure from his supplier to pay for the cannabis he had.

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