Man dealt drugs and breached sexual offences order
Matthew Williams has been jailed for four years
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A Ramsey man has been jailed over drugs and breaching a Sexual Offence Prevention Order (SOPO).
Between January and September 2024 Matthew Williams, 22, was involved in supplying over £3,500 of cannabis, and was found with up to £2,030 of ketamine.
Williams had on five occasions breached the SOPO, which banned him from deleting his internet search history, by using snapchat, which automatically deletes messages.
Jailing him for four years, Deemster Graeme Cook said he was "amazed" that Williams had not been remanded in custody earlier.
On 28 May, Williams' fingerprints were identified on wraps of cannabis seized by the police.
'Cannot go on like this'
On 28 August, police searched Williams' house, where they found weighing scales with traces of cannabis and wraps the size of golf balls containing white powder, later found to be ketamine, with a street value of up to £2,030.
On 10 September he was found with a number of wraps containing cannabis, later discovered to be worth £540, along with a grinder and plastic tube.
Douglas Courthouse heard Williams has been on remand since 11 September.
When he was in prison, a guard heard him on a call with a friend, speaking in code about a package.
The next day a purple envelope suspected to contain drugs was intercepted at the post office. It was addressed to Williams' home, and included three vapes and six gummies all containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive substance in cannabis.
His defence advocate told the court Williams' involvement in supplying drugs was to fuel his own habit.
The court heard while it was not known what the content of the Snapchat messages had been, it did "appear to be in line with drug dealing".
Williams pleaded guilty to three counts of being concerned in the supply of cannabis, concerned in importing THC, possession with intent to supply of ketamine, possession of intent to supply of cannabis and possession of criminal property.
He also pleaded guilty to five counts of being in breach of the SOPO he was given in September 2021.
Deemster Cook issued an updated Sexual Harm Prevention Order which will be in place for ten years.
"You cannot go on like this", he told Williams, noting he was still comparatively young and "lacking in maturity".
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