A CONVICTED drug dealer who dodged bail was finally dragged before court after an appeal in The Herald.
A judge told 20-year-old Samuel Hughes that he gave "ridiculous" excuses for missing probation appointments – including that he had hayfever or sunstroke.
Judge Ian Lawrie activated his suspended prison sentence and sent him to jail for 19 months.
Hughes had pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court on May 1 to admit two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
He was...
