A DRUG pusher bought a taxi to set up a cocaine delivery service.

       Jamie Smith, 26, purchased the cab emblazoned with stickers of a well-known taxi business.

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       Jamie Smith, 26, purchased the cab emblazoned with stickers of a well-known taxi business

       But he was rumbled when police saw a suspected drug dealer walking up to the vehicle.

       Smith had more than ￡200 in a bag and 405g of cocaine in 196 individual packets, valued at up to ￡27,900.

       Smith, of Swansea, admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply and having a knife.

       He, was jailed for three years and four months at Swansea crown court.

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       His lawyer, Stuart John, said Smith was a mechanic.

       At the start of lockdown in 2020, the business went under and he lost his income.

       He added: “That caused him problems with his mental health and his cocaine use escalated.”

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