Lawyer jailed for supplying cocaine after getting 'too close' to drug dealing client
Messages on Garvey's phone revealed he had been part of a WhatsApp group in which he encouraged and "egged on" friends to purchase cocaine.
- ▪Messages on Garvey's phone revealed he had been part of a WhatsApp group in which he encouraged and "egged on" friends to purchase cocaine.
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Lawyer jailed for supplying cocaine after getting 'too close' to drug dealing clientImage source, South Wales PoliceImage caption, A judge told Ben Garvey that he had "let down the whole profession of solicitors"ByAngharad ThomasBBC WalesPublished10 minutes agoThe criminal defence solicitor of a drug dealer has been jailed for three years and six months after he became involved in supplying cocaine.Ben Garvey, 38, encouraged his friends to purchase the class A drug over WhatsApp, and also passed messages between his client and a drug runner.Garvey, from Port Talbot, was told by a judge at Bristol Crown Court that his actions had been "a clear abuse" of his position, after he was found guilty of supplying cocaine and perverting the course of justice.His ex-client, Daniel Baker, 34, was…
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