A DRUG dealer who trafficked crack cocaine in the Gwent Valleys was jailed on his birthday.

Jordan Morgan was locked up by a judge on the day he turned 26.

The defendant, of Llwyn On Crescent, Oakdale, near Blackwood, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a class A drug.

Cardiff Crown Court heard how he also admitted possession of LSD, also known as acid, a class A drug.

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The offences took place in 2019.

Morgan’s barrister Jeffrey Jones told of how his client became addicted to drugs.

The judge, Recorder Caroline Rees QC, told the defendant: "There is the perception cocaine is nothing more than a fun party drug but it's a damaging and toxic drug.

“Those who sell that drug inflict pain and misery on those that use it – and you are aware of that."

Morgan was jailed for two years and nine months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge after his release from custody.