Plea change seals prison term
Christopher Smith, 52, was first found with a stash of cocaine in 2022. In March this year, officers discovered heroin in his possession.
Smith initially denied the cocaine charge but changed his plea to guilty on 21 July. He had already admitted possession with intent to supply heroin in April, as well as earlier guilty pleas to possession of cannabis and carrying an offensive weapon — a knuckleduster — in public.
The judge handed him a total sentence of seven years and six months behind bars.
Suspended sentence for accomplice
Meanwhile, Magda Osinska, 30, also from Penlan, was given a suspended sentence of 22 months, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine.
“Purely motivated by financial gain”
PC Jonathan Ryan said:
“Christopher Smith and Magda Osinska were clearly very involved with the distribution of Class A and B drugs onto our communities’ streets.
They became involved purely motivated by financial gain. They did not care for the damage these drugs would do to the communities and to those who ended up taking them.
They deserve their time in prison.”
