The offences were committed in April 2020. Scott Bowen, representing Wall, said his client’s offending had been “unsophisticated”. His barrister asked for the defendant’s young age and lack of any previous convictions to be taken into account. Ben Waters, mitigating for Griffiths, said: “He is a man of a hitherto clean character and this is the first time he appears before a criminal court.” His lawyer added how the defendant had turned to dealing after building up a cannabis debt and had lost his job at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. Mr Waters told the court: “This is not a case where he was living a lavish lifestyle and there were no trappings of wealth.”