Two teenagers were found in possession of more than £8,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine and were running drug lines which had more than 100 customers. One of the dealers tried to flush his stash down the toilet and was soaking wet when police arrested him. Ajay Aquilina, 19, and Archie Pickup, 19, were arrested after a raid was carried out by police at the home of Aquilina's mother in Cardiff on July 17.
Aquilina appeared to have a soaking wet arm and was asked if he had been flushing anything, which he denied. A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard a search of a toilet at the address resulted in the discovery of 30 wraps of crack cocaine in the U bend. Prosecutor Sol Hartley said a total of 28 wraps of heroin and 91 wraps of crack cocaine were discovered, with an estimated value between £6,680 and £8,090.
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