A drug dealer told police that the bags of drugs found in his house were “to keep chicken bites”.
Craig Walker’s bizarre attempts to get out of trouble came when he was caught by police with 70 packets of crack cocaine in his pants just weeks after he was released from prison. A judge in the Liverpool court warned him that he was at risk of wasting his life if he did not stop trading in Class A drugs to finance his own addiction.
Prosecutor Anthony O’Donohaw said police spotted Walker, 30, during an alleged drug deal near downtown on May 17, 2020. The car turned from Angela Street to Pennygate Close and after seeing someone gets in the car to buy drugs police stopped the vehicle.
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Mr O’Donoghou said: “When they did, Walker was in the car. Law enforcement officers noticed that he was tangled in the waist of his pants. Then his hands went into his pants and he came out empty-handed, which led the officer to believe he had hidden something in them.
They found a phone number at the scene, which appeared to indicate organized drug deals, but only after further searches at the police station did police find that he had hidden 70 packets of crack cocaine and several packets of cocaine. Officers found additional evidence of trafficking in his home, such as scales and bags, and asked Walker about it during an interview.
Mr O’Donohoe said: “He told them that he had used drugs and that he had put the drugs in his underwear before he left.” He also said he was surfing on the couch and that the bags were supposed to hold chicken bites and the scales to weigh the food.
Walker, who was only recently released on a license in the middle of a 32-month sentence for cocaine trafficking when he was stopped, admitted possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and was convicted today. Defense attorney Jason Smith said Walker took responsibility for the deal, but said it was largely due to his own dependence.
He said: “He has been a drug user and addict for most of his life. An almost inevitable consequence for someone in his position is to mix with people who sell drugs and sell drugs to them. It’s a cycle he hasn’t been able to get out of. “
The court heard that Walker had been addicted to drugs for most of his adult life.
Mr Smith said that in the days after his arrest, Walker had been brutally beaten by co-workers for the loss of drugs during a search. He said: “You will see that they have imposed their own punishment for losing drugs.”
Judge David Swinterton said he acknowledged that Walker “doesn’t make thousands of pounds out of it”, but added that “he still plays an important role and makes little money”. He imprisoned Walker from Richard Kelly Drive for four years and warned him that his imprisonment would continue only if he did not change his mind.
Judge Swinterton said: “The only way to break this cycle is to get rid of those who take drugs, those who trade drugs. Otherwise you will come and go, the sentences will be longer and you will waste your life. ”
Walker nodded and said, “I’m going to lose my family, too.” His supporters wept and waved as they led him to the cells of the dock.
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