Family man's 'secret life' exposed and unravelled moment he walked into bar
dailyrecord.co.ukA man was "living a secret life" which unravelled the moment he walked into a bar - having hidden it from his family. Kai Birkett was caught trying to enter Reef Bar in Warrington, on March 13, 2022, when a member of the door staff searched the now 23-year-old and found six bags of white powder - which was later identified to be cocaine with a street value of up to £300.
Birkett, a joiner from Merseyside, was arrested. Paul Blasbery, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, October 3, that a search of Birkett's home found more cocaine, £500 in cash, a set of scales with cocaine residue on and three "burner" phones, the day after his arrest, reports the Liverpool ECHO.
Around 4.3g of the class A drug, with a street value of up to £330, were found in Birkett's possession. Mr Blasbery told the court the phones had evidence of drug-related messages on them.
Birkett, however, answered "no comment" to every question from detectives at the police station following his arrest. Paul Wood, defending, said the case had taken a while to get to court, but said "the defendant hasn't helped that because he did not cooperate with the police".
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