An awayday drug dealer has been jailed after sharp eyed residents spotted him operating in a busy city street.
Jermayne Baron, aged 36, hired a car to drive to Exeter from South London with crack cocaine in ready-packed plastic wraps and set up shop on the Western Way ring road.
He was caught with 14 wraps of the drug which he was planning to sell for £10 each and £425 in cash from previous deals.
Baron, aged 36, of Beckenham, South London, admitted possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply and was jailed for three years by Recorder Mr Martin Meeke, QC, at Exeter Crown Court.
Mr Gordon Richings, prosecuting, said:"A member of the public called the police to say he had seen a black man in a Seat Leon car in Western Way dealing drugs.
"Police attended and found him with 14 wraps of crack cocaine with a street value of £10 each and a total weight of 13.1 grams as well as £435 cash.
"He had two mobile phones which contained texts from drug users."
Baron has a long criminal history and had been released from a 14 year sentence for heroin dealing and firearms offences in 2010.
Mr Lee Bremridge, defending, said Baron had admitted the offence straight away and is full of remorse that he had failed to stay away from crime.
He had trouble making ends meet for himself and his family and fell into the temptation of selling drugs again to make money.
Recorder Mr Meeke told him:"Your previous conviction for possession with intent to supply class A drugs is a significant aggravating feature."
