Undercover officers found a drug dealer’s stash of cocaine in a “compartment” under the driver’s seat of his car and a knife in the vehicle’s glove box, a court heard. The messages, which were later deleted from Przemysław Skibinski’s phone, included a conversation in which he talked about how many of his clients were “turning” their cocaine into crack.

Swansea Crown Court heard the 28-year-old defendant is a businessman looking to get his life “back on track” and his lawyer told the court his client wanted her to apologize to her parents. The court heard that on the evening of November 9 this year, plainclothes officers patrolling the Difatti and Vaughn Wen areas of Swansea saw a Skoda Fabia drive from Matthew Street, a short distance away, to a flat on Griffiths John Street, where parked. .

Harry Dickens, prosecuting, said officers approached the car and found Skibinski the only occupant. A search of the Skoda revealed a six-inch fixed-blade knife in the glove compartment and a “compartment” under the driver’s seat containing a tin with 16 ziplock bags of white powder, a larger bag of white powder, scales, a spoon and empty ziplock bags. The court heard that a further search of Skibinski’s property revealed another set of scales, additional ziplock bags, as well as several phones and an iPad.

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The accused told police that the Skoda belonged to his brother and denied seeing a can under the seat. He admitted the knife found in the glove compartment belonged to him and said he bought it as a “trinket” about 10 days ago at a car boot sale and then forgot about it.

Messages and conversations found on the defendant’s phone from the WhatsApp and Messenger apps show his involvement in the supply of drugs, including one in which he said many of the people he sold to in the Difatti area were “cooking” them. . for the drug trafficking process. the conversion of cocaine into crack and prices were discussed on another exchange. For the latest court reports, sign up for our crime newsletter here.

Przemyslaw Skibinski, of Matthew Street, Dyfatty, Swansea, previously pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possession of cold objects and driving without insurance when he appeared in the dock. via video link from prison to be sentenced. No previous convictions.

Alicia Carpanini, Skibinski’s representative, said that after “problems” with his wife, the defendant started using cocaine and then trafficking. He said his client was unable to appreciate the effects of drugs when he was “into it”, but now, looking back, he could see the effects drugs had on people. The lawyer said his client has a degree in business administration and wants to “get back to normal”, adding that he would like to apologize to her parents through her in open court.

Judge Catherine Richards said telephone evidence showed the defendant was involved in supplying cocaine for around six months and did so for financial gain, although she accepted at a time when her drug use was “out of control”. . Discounted by a quarter for his guilty plea, Skibinski was sentenced to three years in prison, including three years for drug trafficking and four months for knife possession. No specific penalty was imposed for the insurance violation, but six points were assigned to the learner’s driver’s license. The defendant will serve up to half of the three-year sentence and will then be released on license to serve the remainder in the community.

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