A village postmistress nicknamed “Deirdre the Dealer” who sold cocaine alongside stamps has narrowly escaped jail. Deirdre Jenkins, 45, led a secret double life peddling the Class-A drug in a tiny rural Welsh village.
The mum-of-two even allowed some customers to buy cocaine on credit, with one owing her £3,000. When she was arrested police found three wraps of cocaine in her handbag and 8g of the drug hidden in a bedroom cupboard.
Officers also discovered £1200 in cash at her home, which was next to the Post Office where she worked. Judge Catherine Richards told Jenkins she “enjoyed the status” of being a drug dealer.
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