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| Inner London Crown Court |
A
teenage first-time offender caught drug-dealing has avoided being
locked-up after receiving a suspended sentence.
Harry
Edward Collett, 19, of William Foster Lane, Welling, south-east
London had colour-coded wraps of the drug to indicate quantity and
price.
His
first court appearance was an emotionally-charged ordeal for the teen
and his family, with relatives in tears as the gravity of the offence
hit home.
Collett
initially appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court, where he pleaded
guilty to possessing a quantity of cocaine, with intent to supply, on
January 6.
The
court decided its maximum sentencing powers – six months custody –
were insufficient and he was committed to Inner London Crown Court.
There,
Collett received two years custody, suspended for two years.
He
was also ordered to complete 180 hours community service and 36 hours
with the probation service and pay a £100 victim surcharge.
The
court heard police on patrol in Bexley stopped a vehicle Collett was
travelling in.
He
appeared nervous to the officers when questioned and was searched.
Police
found a bag stuffed down his trousers, which contained fifty to
seventy wraps of the class A drug.
The
paper wraps were in two different colours, white indicated £20 and
pink £40.
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