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A cocaine dealer has been jailed after police caught him after they were called following a report he was “unresponsive” in his car.

On November 26, 2023, police officers responded to a report that a man was unresponsive in a car parked on Rowan Place, Rhymney.

Keiran Bass, 28, of Coed y Bryn, Blackwood, was seen leaving the car by officers before they searched him.

Three ‘snap bags’ containing 1.1g of cocaine, worth around £100, were found in his car and he was also in possession of £120 cash, weighing scales with traces of cocaine on it and a black iPhone.

Bass was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs before police searched his Blackwood home – where they found more drugs, drug paraphernalia and phones.

Analysis of a phone revealed evidence of drug supply.

At Newport Crown Court on Thursday February 27, university educated Bass was sentenced to 28 months imprisonment after admitting two drug charges. He will serve half in custody and half out on licence.

In mitigation, it was claimed that Bass had become addicted to cocaine while at university

Sgt Tom Brookes, of Gwent Police, said: “Officers across the Caerphilly Borough continue to relentlessly pursue criminals harming our communities through drug supply.

“These results are made possible by the important role residents play in reporting their concerns around drug supply – which helps build our intelligence picture and gives us the chance to bring criminals before the courts.”