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AMARA HARRIS, 22, WAS AMONG THOSE WHO RAN THE 'OMARI' DRUG LINE AND SENT 'BULK' MESSAGES TO HIS CUSTOMERS ADVERTISING CLASS A DRUGS BETWEEN APRIL AND JULY, 2024. 15:45,

30 Jan 2025Updated 15:48, 30 Jan 2025 A drug dealer was discovered to be the principle operator of a drugs line after he was caught on CCTV topping up a mobile phone in a Cardiff shop. He

used the line to take orders for heroin and crack cocaine. Amara Harris, 22, was among those who ran the "Omari" drug line and sent "bulk" messages to his customers

advertising class A drugs between April and July, 2024. A sentencing hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Monday heard forensic phone data analysis led officers to a shop in Pontcanna

where Harris was seen to top up his phone on June 14 last year. Officers sourced the CCTV footage and identified the defendant. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter

here. The footage also showed him pulling up outside the shop in a black Audi, despite him not having a driving licence. Harris was arrested on July 16 when officers made enquiries at a

house in Bedford Street, Roath. The phone linked to the drugs line was seized, as well as scales and thousands of pounds in cash. Article continues below Harris later pleaded guilty to being

concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine and driving without a licence or insurance. He was sentenced to a total of 41 months imprisonment. THIS INTERACTIVE TOOL ALLOWS YOU TO

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