A DRUG dealer has admitted selling cannabis, but said the cocaine he was found with was for his own personal use.
Jayden Mason-Forbes, 19, from Aberaeron, appeared at Swansea Crown Court charged with a series of drug offences.
Mason-Forbes was accused of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis between May 15 and September 25.
He denied his involvement in supplying cocaine, but pleaded guilty to the cannabis offence.
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The defendant was further charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine on September 24, which he denied. Instead, he pleaded guilty to an alternative lesser offence of cocaine possession.
Mason-Forbes also admitted an offence of possession with intent to supply cannabis on September 24.
Judge Paul Thomas KC set a trial date for February 27, and remanded the defendant in to custody until that date.
Judge Thomas told Mason-Forbes he would be sentenced for the cannabis charges following his trial.
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