Hugh Connolly and Mary Casey, both of Foxhole Road in Paignton, were arrested during police raids on Wednesday, the second day of Operation Blaze.Police hit five Paignton addresses this week as part of intelligence-led investigations, recovering heroin, pills, cash and mobile phones.Connolly and Casey were charged with supplying an undercover police officer with heroin.Five other drug dealers had pleaded guilty on Tuesday when they appeared before magistrates, and Connolly and Casey were arrested as part of the same raids.Connolly, 46, admitted three charges of supplying diamorphine, one charge of being concerned in supplying diamorphine, and one of offering to supply diamorphine.Casey, 36, pleaded guilty to supplying diamorphine.
Chris Bittlestone, prosecuting, said: "Heroin is a pernicious and present problem."
The court heard guideline sentencing for dealing heroin is between 18 months and two years.Mervyn Williams, mitigating, told the court he had no issue with what the prosecution had told magistrates.Connolly and Casey were remanded in custody to appear at Exeter Crown Court on April 6 for sentencing.Magistrates' chairman Ian Handford said the crimes were very serious and not to be treated lightly.
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