A drug dealer who imported and sold ecstasy has been jailed for more than five years.
Ryan Mason, 25, set up his operation from which he stood to make “significant profit” after being made unemployed, Teesside Crown Court heard.
He was caught after UK Border Force intercepted a parcel in Coventry destined for his address in Hartlepool in May 2022.
It contained just over 1,000 ecstasy pills and a quarter of a kilo of the drug MDMA in powder form valued at £12,500.
Police attended and searched Mason’s home in Kerriemuir Road, in Owton Manor, where they found around 3,000 ecstasy tablets worth around £30,000, digital scales and over £5,000 in cash.
He admitted importation of MDMA and being concerned in the supply of ecstasy, a class A drug.
Martin Scarborough, mitigating, said since the offending Mason had got on with his life, getting a new well-paid job and was expecting a new baby with his partner.
He had no previous convictions for drug trafficking.