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    Failed accountant turned to drug dealing

    Failed accountant turned to drug dealing

    Trainee accountant jailed for two years

    Author Date published November 20, 2006 Categories

    Leighmond
    Friday    , 21, a failed trainee accountant, was jailed over the weekend for two
    years and nine months after he admitted selling cocaine on the streets

    According to reports from Wales, Friday was caught by drug squad officers
    staking out known dealers in the Grangetown area of
    Cardiff.

    He was caught by police officers who were watching three well-known drug
    dealers when Friday turned up at the same time to do a transaction.

    Further reading:

    Accountant jailed after blowing £340,000 on hooker

    More taxpayers at risk of jail time

    Devon accountants jailed

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