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Drug dealer spared jail due to farm job

A man caught with nearly £13,000 of cannabis has escaped prison after being taken ‘under the wing’ of a Welsh farmer

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 1 min read
The judge said working on a farm had given the defendant a 'fresh start'
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The judge said working on a farm had given the defendant a 'fresh start'

Karl Roberts, 25, was found to be in possession of nearly £13,000 worth of cannabis when he was arrested near his former home in Carmarthen in January this year. He was subsequently charged with possession...

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