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Face of drug-dealing Telford man back behind bars after cops find £6,000 hidden in a sock

Police have released the mugshot of a Telford drug dealer who is back behind bars after police found drugs, designer clothes and £6,000 hidden in a sock.

Supporting image for story: Face of drug-dealing Telford man back behind bars after cops find £6,000 hidden in a sock

Supporting image for story: Former West Midlands Police constable denies misconduct over ‘intimate relationships with four criminals’

Former West Midlands Police constable denies misconduct over ‘intimate relationships with four criminals’

Supporting image for story: Jail for man who made two bizarre robbery attempts within minutes in Telford - pretending to be a policeman and having a foot race for £20

Jail for man who made two bizarre robbery attempts within minutes in Telford - pretending to be a policeman and having a foot race for £20

Supporting image for story: Telford man, 53, caught with 1,000 child sex abuse pictures claimed he bought 'second hand hard drive' and didn't know what he was clicking on Instagram

Telford man, 53, caught with 1,000 child sex abuse pictures claimed he bought 'second hand hard drive' and didn't know what he was clicking on Instagram

Supporting image for story: Revealed - the first image of how a man, whose body was found in a Powys reservoir, may have looked

Revealed - the first image of how a man, whose body was found in a Powys reservoir, may have looked

Supporting image for story: Lengthy prison sentences for West Midlands cash machine theft gang which struck across the UK - including Shropshire

Lengthy prison sentences for West Midlands cash machine theft gang which struck across the UK - including Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Watch: West Midlands thieves caught on camera using angle grinders to break into cashpoints across the UK

Watch: West Midlands thieves caught on camera using angle grinders to break into cashpoints across the UK

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Supporting image for story: Black Country cash machine thieves jailed after nearly £700,000 stolen in raids at banks and shops across the UK

Black Country cash machine thieves jailed after nearly £700,000 stolen in raids at banks and shops across the UK

Supporting image for story: Telford man locked up over heroin and crack supply into coastal Welsh town

Telford man locked up over heroin and crack supply into coastal Welsh town

Supporting image for story: Jail for drug-dealing Telford dad, 34, who had drugs and designer clothes - as well as £6,000 hidden in a sock

Jail for drug-dealing Telford dad, 34, who had drugs and designer clothes - as well as £6,000 hidden in a sock

Supporting image for story: Thief who took wine and an air fryer in shop thefts is ordered to pay compensation

Thief who took wine and an air fryer in shop thefts is ordered to pay compensation

Supporting image for story: Relentless thief who terrorised Shropshire stores and stole 50 times tells judge prison has 'humbled him' and he now helps fellow inmates spiritually

Relentless thief who terrorised Shropshire stores and stole 50 times tells judge prison has 'humbled him' and he now helps fellow inmates spiritually

Supporting image for story: Shropshire's famous Knife Angel sculpture has landed at its latest UK destination

Shropshire's famous Knife Angel sculpture has landed at its latest UK destination

Supporting image for story: Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after attack in maximum security prison

Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after attack in maximum security prison

Supporting image for story: Two men appear in court accused of Telford crack cocaine offences

Two men appear in court accused of Telford crack cocaine offences

Supporting image for story: Drug driver caught twice in a week gets three-year road ban

Drug driver caught twice in a week gets three-year road ban

Supporting image for story: 'My life fell apart': Shrewsbury lorry driver confronted man in McDonald's car park then got in A49 crash with him before 'disappearing'

'My life fell apart': Shrewsbury lorry driver confronted man in McDonald's car park then got in A49 crash with him before 'disappearing'

UK News

Supporting image for story: UK faces inflation pressure as Iran conflict continues

UK faces inflation pressure as Iran conflict continues

Supporting image for story: Wet start to year causes surge in drivers hitting potholes hidden by puddles

Wet start to year causes surge in drivers hitting potholes hidden by puddles

Supporting image for story: Irish Premier to meet Spanish leader Sanchez in Madrid

Irish Premier to meet Spanish leader Sanchez in Madrid

Supporting image for story: UK firms make progress on diversity targets but ‘significant improvement’ needed

UK firms make progress on diversity targets but ‘significant improvement’ needed

Supporting image for story: Love Island star says cancer-linked pregnancy drug has impacted his health

Love Island star says cancer-linked pregnancy drug has impacted his health

Supporting image for story: Wet February dampens retail sales amid Middle East conflict threat to confidence

Wet February dampens retail sales amid Middle East conflict threat to confidence

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man’s ‘disbelief’ after five-year quest for rare book ends in local Oxfam shop

Man’s ‘disbelief’ after five-year quest for rare book ends in local Oxfam shop

Supporting image for story: Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel

Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel

Supporting image for story: Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’

Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’

Supporting image for story: 'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'

'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'

Supporting image for story: Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands

Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands

Supporting image for story: What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row

What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row

World News

Supporting image for story: Iran war marks ‘beginning of a new country’, says Donald Trump

Iran war marks ‘beginning of a new country’, says Donald Trump

Supporting image for story: At risk: The key pipelines, terminals and refineries supplying world’s energy

At risk: The key pipelines, terminals and refineries supplying world’s energy

Supporting image for story: Hungarian leader Orban urges European Union to lift Russian energy sanctions

Hungarian leader Orban urges European Union to lift Russian energy sanctions

Supporting image for story: Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits island

Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits island

Supporting image for story: Airline suspends Middle East services - including flights to Dubai

Airline suspends Middle East services - including flights to Dubai

Supporting image for story: Foreign Office updates travel advice for three countries including UAE as Middle East war continues

Foreign Office updates travel advice for three countries including UAE as Middle East war continues