A south Essex drug dealer has been jailed after he was caught peddling cannabis whilst armed with a knife.
Ryan O’Leary, 31, of London Road, West Thurrock, was caught with the drugs and weapon in Grays in September 2024.
On September 29 that year, he was caught in Schoolfield Way with a folding pocket knife with a three-inch blade.
He was also carrying a quantity of cannabis.
O’Leary would ultimately plead guilty to possessing both the cannabis and the knife, plus a third charge of being concerned in the supply of a Class B drug.
He appeared at Basildon Crown Court for sentence on Friday (August 28).
Judge Richard Conley sentenced O’Leary to a year in prison for the drug dealing, six months consecutive for the knife and no separate penalty for the cannabis possession.
He also ordered the deprivation of O’Leary’s phones, plus forfeiture and destruction of his drugs and related paraphernalia.
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