Dealer fled north to peddle crack

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A London man who tried to flood Dundee with crack cocaine has been jailed.

Rory Skinner-Headley, 26, ran a “safe house” on behalf of drug barons in Pentland Crescent.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard he was talked into getting involved in Dundee’s drug trade while awaiting sentence for a similar offence in his home town of Croydon.

Jailing Skinner-Headley for eight months, Sheriff Alistair Carmichael said: “Dundee has one of the highest rates of drug-related deaths in the UK. When you came up here to peddle this stuff, your presence was not welcome.”

Skinner-Headley must also pay £2,190 in a proceeds of crime order.

Fiscal depute Gavin Burton said officers raided the flat on learning of its use.

“Entry was forced. The accused was found inside the property.”

Mr Burton said a set of scales with a white substance was on “open display”. A tick list with notes about drug sales and amounts was found in Skinner-Headley’s trouser pocket.

A similar list was found at the flat, with several “white rocks” and more than £2,000 in cash.

Mr Burton told the court nearly 79g of crack cocaine with an estimated street value of £7,890 was found around the property.

He said when Skinner-Headley first appeared at Dundee’s court he was wanted for a recall to prison order.

Solicitor Ross Donnelly said his client had, since his arrest, been recalled to court in Croydon and sentenced to four years in connection with similar drug offences.

“He has a record which shows a gradual increase in severity of offending,” he said.

“He tells me he started off as a drug user but accrued a debt to people in London who were supplying him.

“He was told if he wanted to pay down the debt he would have to get involved in the supply of drugs.”

Skinner-Headley had gone to court in England in August in connection with a drug case.

During a break in proceedings, he was persuaded by dealers to come to Dundee and sell drugs at street level.

“Of course, once he was out of their clutches, he could have called the police,” said Mr Donnelly.

“He is not claiming there was coercion here.”

He added: “While he has been in prison, he has been putting steps in place to lead the best life he can once he is released. But he knows there is nothing other than a custodial sentence available to the court.”

Skinner-Headley, listed as a prisoner in London, admitted being involved in the supply of cocaine on December 13 2019.