Woman jailed after being caught dealing heroin outside bingo hall
Last updated 30th Nov 2021
A woman caught drug dealing outside a bingo hall has been jailed for more than five years.
Pearl Glover, 55, was caught during a police probe in Irvine, Ayrshire on June 19 last year.
Prosecutor Michelle Brannagan told the High Court in Glasgow: "In her hand, the officers observed five clear plastic bags containing a brown substance.
"She attempted to swallow them as she was removed from the car she was in."
Police also found a Kinder egg container with another 15 similar bags during the search outside the town's Buzz Bingo.
The drugs found had a total value of ÂŁ200.
Glover was then on bail when she was snared again on June 9 this year.
She was in a car park in Old Raise Road in Saltcoats, Ayrshire when police found her with ÂŁ200 more of heroin along with ÂŁ545 in cash in her purse.
Glover, also of Irvine, pled guilty to two charges of being concerned in the supply of the class A drug.
Miss Brannagan said Glover had previous heroin dealing convictions.
As a result, she faced a mandatory seven year jail term.
Judge Douglas Brown cut the sentence to five years and 339 days as a result of the guilty plea.