Drug dealer jailed after his own dashboard camera filmed him in the act

A drug dealer has been caught red-handed on his own dashboard camera.

After Scott Curtis, 45, was pulled over by South Wales Police, officers watched footage from the device which he had installed in his Ford Focus, they found footage of him selling class A narcotics.

He was also heard discussing future deals and in one phone call told a customer "no, don’t do Valium, [it's] gear I do” before agreeing a price of “three for 25”.

At a search of his home in Aberdare, South Wales, officers also found a cannabis plant.

After pleading guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, Curtis was sentenced to two-and-a-half years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.

“Scott tried his best to get away with his crimes," Detective Constable Steve Woolley from South Wales police said after the verdict. "He threw drugs from his vehicle and then claimed that it was all for own personal use.

"But when we played back his own dashcam footage, I don’t think he could quite believe it himself. Initially he replied no comment each time he was given the chance to explain what was going on, but so good was the case against him, he pleaded guilty to all charges and will spend a considerable time behind bars.”