He left the yard, but almost instantly fell back into his old habits

A drug dealer who was given a second chance by the courts is back behind bars after returning to a life of crime.

Joshua Hamilton, of Calder Road, Everton, was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence on September 18 after being convicted of possession with intent to supply heroin. when he was caught with 350 packets of Class A drugs.

He appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today, May 30, where he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. Appearing via video link from HMP Liverpool, he also admitted breached the suspended sentence handed down in 2023.

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The court heard that on March 7, 2024, Hamilton was caught in the passenger seat of a taxi with 180 packets of crack cocaine and 170 packets of heroin.

Around £195 in cash was found and scattered in the back of the taxi, however Hamilton said: “The money in the back of the taxi was not mine. I have already pleaded guilty. But the money was not mine. .”

A second man, Ricky Price, of Westmorland Drive, Vauxhall, was found in the back passenger seat. He pleaded not guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

A trial for Price, 25, has been arranged for the week of October 28, 2024, with Hamilton’s sentence adjourned pending the outcome.

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