WAD an idiot! Show-off cocaine dealer, 18, is snared by his own SELFIES after posing with piles of cash – as he is sentenced to three years behind bars
- Adam O’Reilly, 18, from Abertridwr, South Wales, sent boastful selfies to friends
- Police found pictures during raid on his home, with evidence of cocaine dealing
- Cardiff Crown Court sentenced O’Reilly three years in young offenders custody
A show-off teenager was trapped by his own selfies after posing with bundles of cash he made from cocaine dealing.
Adam O’Reilly, 18, from Abertridwr, near Caerphilly, South Wales, sent out a series of boastful pictures to friends of himself with wads of banknotes worth thousands that he had earned as a young drug dealer.
A court heard he was caught out when police raided his home to find the pictures on his phone along with evidence of his cocaine dealing.
His barrister Paul Hewitt told a court: ‘The photos on the phone were rather stupid. It was bravado to show how much money he’s got.
Adam O’Reilly, 18, from Abertridwr, near Caerphilly, South Wales, sent out a series of boastful pictures to friends of himself with wads of banknotes he had made as a young drug dealer
‘He is a young 18-year-old boy from the valleys who doesn’t appreciate what he has done.
‘He was showing off to his friends as a child would do.’
Police found more than £6,000 when they raided his home as well as £3,700 of cocaine and £3,000 worth of ketamine.
Prosecutor Eugene Egan told how the mobile phone evidence he was offering cocaine to customers at £1,300 per ounce.
Here O’Reilly is seen flashing money in front of his face as bank notes are splayed out on the floor
He was also looking to buy the class A drug in £5,000 batches.
There were Facebook messages detailing ecstasy deals and texts relating to the trafficking of ketamine.
Adam O’Reilly, 18, was sentenced to three years in a young offenders institution
Mr Egan said: ‘There were photographs of him with large amounts of cash and Snapchat videos offering drugs for sale.’
O’Reilly pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of the class A and B drugs and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
Mr Hewitt added: ‘He was on a carpentry course when the lockdown came and he was confined to barracks.
‘He was at a loss as to what to do and embarked on this drug dealing escapade.
‘The defendant realises how silly he has been. These are the best years of his life which he is going to waste away.’
Recorder Greg Bull QC told O’Reilly: ‘The raid on your home revealed you had a substantial amount of cash and a substantial amount of class A drugs valued at many thousands of pounds.
A wad of cash seen in a picture recovered by Gwent Police, later used as photo evidence
Police found more than £6,000 when they raided his home as well as £3,700 of cocaine and £3,000 worth of ketamine
‘People who deal in class A drugs deal in death. You were high up in the chain of supply.’
O’Reilly was sent to a young offender institution for three years at Cardiff Crown Court.
He will also face Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings – and faces losing the bundles of cash.
A white powder is seen in bags recovered by Gwent Police at O’Reilly’s Abertridwr home
Outside the court, investigating officer PC Iwan Adams said: ‘We welcome today’s sentence which I hope sends a message that we will not tolerate the supply of drugs in our communities.
‘Officers seized a substantial amount of class A drugs and thousands in cash during a warrant at the defendant’s home.
‘These drugs would otherwise have made it onto the streets of Gwent causing misery in our communities.’