Jail for teenager who ran cocaine and heroin '˜shop' in Worthing

A teenager who ran a '˜shop of class A drugs' in Worthing has been jailed.
Kai Haynes was jailed for two yearsKai Haynes was jailed for two years
Kai Haynes was jailed for two years

Police caught 18-year-old Kai Haynes with cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin and a knife on May 17 this year.

He pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and one count of possessing a knife in public last month and was sentenced today.

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The teenager, who lives in Old Shoreham Road in Brighton, was jailed for two years.

Speaking at a previous hearing, defence barrister Mark Kessler said: “When you speak to the defendant it becomes fairly obvious what has happened here.”

He told the court that Haynes had developed a cannabis habit and got involved in drug dealing as a ‘street runner’.

Prosecutor Naomi Edwards told the judge that Haynes was caught with 22 wraps of crack cocaine, 29 wraps of heroin and two wraps of cocaine.

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Haynes’ mother and sister were in court to hear him plead guilty.

Judge Shani Barnes described Hayne’s operation as a ‘7-Eleven shop of three class A drugs.’

She continued: “This isn’t one or two wraps this is a large quantity of drugs.

“This is almost certainly going to be custody. I will remain open minded.”

She told Haynes that his crimes were ‘very serious’.

Sentencing him today, she jailed him for two years.