Tingley teenager who bought ecstasy on Snapchat caught dealing at Mission nightclub, Leeds Crown Court told

A teenage drug dealer caught selling ecstasy pills at Mission nightclub in Leeds has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
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Door staff saw Josuha Cullen selling pills in the smoking area at the club and asked him to step outside, Leeds Crown Court heard.

Graham O'Sullivan, prosecuting, said Cullen pulled out a bag containing 21 ecstasy tablets with a street value of £210 along with a wallet containing £440.

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Mr O'Sullivan said Cullen claimed he wasn't selling drugs, but was holding them for someone else,.

Mission nightclub in LeedsMission nightclub in Leeds
Mission nightclub in Leeds

The court heard CCTV footage showed him dealing drugs during the incident at around 2am on June 15 2019.

Police arrested Cullen and found a further 163 ecstasy tablets worth £1,630 during a search at his home along with two cannabis grinders and a small amount of a class B drug.

Cullen, who is now aged 19 but who was 18 at the time of the offence, admitted possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and possession of a class B drug.

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The court heard Cullen, of Poplar Crescent, Tingley, does not have any previous convictions.

A West Yorkshire probation service spokeswoman said Cullen told her that he had become involved in with the "wrong crowd" in school year 11 and had started using ecstasy.

She added: "He said he would purchase the drugs from Snapchat and sell the drugs on.

"He said it helped him with finances as he was struggling to find employment.

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"He is an intelligent young man who left school with a number of GCSEs.

"He lives with his mother. He doesn't have any contact with his father. He says he hasn't taken any drugs since his arrest for this offence."

Ashleigh Metcalfe, mitigating, said: "He is actively trying to seek employment."

Judge Mushtaq Khokar handed Cullen an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, plus ten rehabilitation activity days.

Judge Khokar also said Cullen must abide by a four-month 8.30pm to 6.30am curfew.