Penlan pair sentenced for Class A drug dealing offences

A Penlan man has been jailed for seven and a half years after admitting drug dealing offences, while his co-defendant received a suspended sentence.

Christopher Smith, 52, was found in possession of cocaine in 2022, and in March this year police discovered him with heroin. Smith initially pleaded not guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine but changed his plea to guilty on 21 July.

He had already pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin in April, as well as earlier admissions for possession of cannabis and carrying an offensive weapon – a knuckleduster – in a public place.

Smith was sentenced to a total of seven years and six months in prison.

His co-defendant, 30-year-old Magda Osinska, also from Penlan, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and received a 22-month sentence suspended for two years.

PC Jonathan Ryan said: “Christopher Smith and Magda Osinska were clearly very involved with the distribution of Class A and B drugs onto our communities’ streets.

“They became involved purely motivated by financial gain. They did not care for the damage these drugs would do to the communities and to those who ended up taking them.

“They deserve their time in prison.”