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A judge told a dealer who pretended to be fishing from a tent that North Walians are "fed up" with people selling drugs.

Shaun Doolan, 22, appeared for sentence at MoldCrown Court after admitting possession with intent to supply 112 grammes of cannabis at Brickfield Pond, Rhyl , on July 11, 2017.

The defendant, who had no previous convictions, wore a T-shirt and shorts as Judge Niclas Parry told he was giving him "a chance", despite being caught with 112 grammes of the drug worth £1,120 at street value.

Doolan had been with another male at around 11.30am that day when another man was found with cannabis. Police were called and a cache of the drug was found nearby in undergrowth.

Cannabis grinders and a phone, which was consistent with "street level supply", were also found, said Mr Mintz.

Although Doolan, of Spenser Street, Bootle, Liverpool, had no previous criminal convictions he did have a caution for cannabis possession.

Although evidence was taken at the scene, Mr Mintz said it took until November 28 last year for DNA analysis results linking him with the drugs to be made available, which delayed the hearing, with the case being sent to Crown Court in April this year.

Sentencing him to eight months in jail, suspended for 12 months, Judge Niclas Parry told the defendant "I'm giving you a chance, take it".

He added: "You packed your tent and thought people in North Wales would be stupid and think you were fishing. People are fed up of drugs being sold.

"The sentencing range can go up as high as three years but you are young and you have not been in trouble ever before. You have pleaded guilty and I can give you 25% credit for that.

"I must always look to see if I can suspend a sentence before sending a young man to jail for the first time."

In addition to the suspended sentence, Doolan was ordered to complete 125 hours of unpaid work in the community.