TWO Liverpool men caught with hundreds of “wraps” of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply in North Wales, were both locked up for 32 months on Thursday.

Judge Huw Rees at Caernarfon crown court told Graeme Williams, 28, of St Ambrose Croft, Netherton, and Paul Pender, 20, of St Aidan’s Way, Netherton:"

Both of you have been extremely foolish to get involved in offending of this seriousness.”

Neither of them was a drug addict but they had played a part in peddling drugs, which leave “a trail of human misery.”

The pair admitted possession of the drugs with intent to supply after police stopped a Ford Focus car in Treborth Road, Bangor, last January.

Prosecuting counsel Ryan Rothwell said the drugs were valued at more than £6,000.

Williams had no previous convictions and Pender was “lightly convicted.”

Neil Gunn, defending Williams, said he made a foolish decision to take the drugs for £1,000. There had been social use of cocaine by the defendant.

“That life has well and truly been left behind,” the lawyer maintained. He sought a suspended sentence for the former shop worker.

Gareth Roberts, counsel for Pender, said he had mental health problems and was homeless at 16.

Mr Roberts said Pender had learned his lesson. Since his arrest he had formed a relationship and the couple were expecting their first child.

Locking up both defendants for two years and eight months, Judge Rees said :”That’s the very least sentence I can impose.”

A North Wales Police spokesperson said: "19-year-old Graeme Williams and 28-year-old Ian Paul Pender from Liverpool have today been sentenced to 32 months each, at Caernarfon Crown Court, for the offence of being in possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply.

"Both men were stopped on Treborth Road, Bangor on January 16, 2018 and were found to be in possession of 639 wraps of heroin and crack with the street value of £6390.

PC Gwion Jones said: “This is a great example of proactive work being carried out in Bangor and the western area to tackle the ongoing drug problem. We want to reassure people that we are taking positive action to target those who cause the most harm in our aim community.”

“I appeal to anyone with information linked to drugs supply of any kind to make contact with us. We will always treat any information in the upmost confidence.”

Information can be passed to police via the web live chat https://www.north-wales.police.uk/contact/live-chat-support.

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.