A COUPLE who took their young son on a Heroin deal have been sentenced.
Anthony Davies and Keira Watts were stopped while returning to Pembroke from a drug deal in Swansea, with their young son in the back of the car.
The court heard Davies and Watts were arrested after police stopped a Vauxhall on the A477, heading westward between St Clears and Red Roses on the evening of September 26, 2019.
Davies was driving, with Watts the front passenger and the couple’s toddler in the back of the car.
Appearing at Swansea Crown Court, the judge said their actions had illustrated just how “low” those addicted to drugs are willing to stoop.
Prosecuting, Craig Jones, told the court that police believed Watts may have drugs hidden internally, she was taken to Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest for observation.
The 33-year-old later produced a package of heroin – cut with paracetamol and caffeine – from an intimate place.
The stash was worth around £3,100 the court heard.
A mobile phone was seized from the car, which showed text messages linking 39-year-old Davies to the supply of drugs.
The pair, both of Colley Court, Monkton, Pembroke, had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply before appearing in the Dock – Watts on the basis that she was not involved with dealing and intended to give the drugs to Davies.
Davies had previous convictions for both possession of drugs and dishonesty matters, and Watts had previous driving offences on her record, the court heard.
Representing Davies, James Horton said his client was well aware he would not be leaving the court through the same door he entered.
Making reference to Davies as a hardworking family man, he added that the man standing in the dock was a ‘completely different person’ to the man that was stopped by police that day.
For Watts, Dyfed Thomas, told how the mum-of-three was very sorry for her actions and that the pair had been in the grip of a cruel addiction to heroin at the time of offending.
Adding that he was instructed that Watts was now free of the drug.
Judge Huw Rees, said on the day in question, both Davies and Watts had travelled to Swansea to buy drugs, and the fact that they had their young child in the car with them shows just how low class-A addiction makes you stoop.
He told Davies and Watts that they had “abrogated your responsibility as parents”.
Giving credit to the couple for their early guilty pleas, Davies was sentenced to three years in prison, serving half the three year sentence in custody, before serving the remaining sentence on licence in the community.
He sentenced Watts to two year imprisonment, suspended for 18 months with rehabilitation and unpaid work requirement.
