Llandudno county lines dealer's drugs were 'making people unwell'

A drug dealer from Llandudno who ran a county line supplying crack cocaine and heroin in the town has been jailed for three years. Jodie Hayward, 29, of Canol Creuddyn, Llandudno was responsible for operating a network supplying Class A drugs in Llandudno and Colwyn Bay.

Between February 14 and April 4, Hayward sent out 791 "bulk" messages advertising Class A drugs for sale. A sample of these messages included "on.. best of both!!” and “best of both”.

Hayward was identified by officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit and Merseyside Police’s Operation Toxic as part of an investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in North Wales. She was stopped by police on March 14 in Llandudno where she was found in possession of heroin and a white Samsung mobile phone she attempted to destroy.

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The telephone number of the device was being used to facilitate the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Hayward would travel between Llandudno and Colwyn Bay using taxis to supply Class A drugs, and CCTV and telecommunications enquiries further linked her to the running of the "graft" phone.

Messages identified by police referred to Hayward's drugs as making people ill, and "frazzled", a term used to describe poor quality drugs. On April 22 Hayward was arrested on release from HMP Styal and was charged later that same day.

She pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, and possession with intent to supply heroin. She appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court yesterday and was jailed for three years.

PC Ashley Davies, of the Serious Organised Crime Unit, said: “County lines drug dealing is linked to the most serious violence, which causes misery and fear in our communities. I welcome the sentence handed to Hayward and I hope this case provides reassurance to the local community, demonstrating that we are committed to doing all we can to tackle drug-related crime in North Wales.”

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