Kerry McCann, 34, from Wrexham, told police: "I was going to stop next week once I had finished college."

Kerry McCann, 34, from Wrexham, told police: "I was going to stop next week once I had finished college." He pleaded guilty at Mold Crown Court to possession cocaine with intent to supply after more than £11,000 of the drug and cash were found at his flat. Recorder Simon Medland gave him "full credit" for his plea and "previous excellent character". He added: "But now you must go to prison. It is yet another example of a person who thinks that he can take class A drugs and manage the habit.
"The fact is, that is impossible." He said that, but for his guilty plea, McCann could have received a five-year sentence. The court, on Friday, heard McCann, who had never been in trouble before, was in the final year of a three-year course at Yale College, Wrexham.Class A drugs kill people and they ruin the lives of others, whether they take them themselves or supply to others Recorder Simon Medland
Elizabeth Bell, prosecuting, told the court police found cocaine with an estimated street value of £6,900 and £4,900 in cash at McCann's flat. They had found 90g (3.17oz) of cocaine in packages ready to be supplied. McCann later told them that he would have kept some of the drugs and sold the rest, she said. Tony Rose, defending, said his client had been working as a surveyor but the ending of a long-term relationship meant that an occasional drugs habit became something more entrenched. That, combined with alcohol abuse, meant that his life spiralled out of control.
He said the defendant had sought help from the NHS drugs advisory service and, with the support of family and friends, had been providing negative test results.
McCann was now drugs free, his life was getting back on track, and he had been planning to work abroad, said Mr Rose. He said his explanation was that he was "using any money he made to fund his own habit and also, ironically, to fund his education". Mr Medland said that it was a "sad case", and "one which, regrettably, the court has to face from time to time." He described McCann as an intelligent and much liked person, with strong support from family and friends, was hard working with potentially a bright future ahead of him, "a future full of golden opportunities".
He said: "Class A drugs kill people and they ruin the lives of others whether they take them themselves or supply to others. "You must now serve a prison sentence but I give you full credit for your plea of guilty and your previous excellent character."