Mum rang police on teenage son after finding large stash of drugs at their Leeds home
She found the substances while tidying his room
A mother called the police on her own son twice after finding stashes of drugs in his bedroom.
Mackenzie Jackson was storing more than £3,000 worth of Class A and B drugs at his home, but having been arrested and later bailed, the woman later found more substances so made another call.
The 18-year-old was jailed at Leeds Crown Court after admitting a string of drug offences.
In early March, Jackson had been out in Leeds city centre and had returned home the next day.
His mother was tidying his room when she came across a large bag of drugs, scales and dealer bags.
Confronting him, he then pulled out a cardboard box from underneath his bed containing cash and more dealer bags.
Officers came to the address and found cocaine, MDMA, cannabis and a large amount of ketamine, along with more than £300 in cash.
Prosecutor Zanisha Herbert said the value of the drugs came to a potential street value of £3,130.
Having been bailed, on June 3 Jackson had been at home again and became agitated when his mother came into his room, raising suspicions.
She later found cocaine, orange pills and a bag of magic mushrooms.
Calling the police again, he fled the house. Two days later he was found by officers at the Travelodge on Vicar Lane in Leeds city centre.
His room was searched and a bag of magic mushrooms and a mobile phone was recovered.
Finally, in Headingley in the early hours of July 12, the police were called to reports of a young man acting suspicious.
Finding Jackson in the Headingley Taps pub, he had a small bag of cocaine on him, cannabis worth £230 and £480 in cash.
Jackson, now of no fixed address, appeared in court over a video link from HMP Doncaster, where he was being held on remand.
He admitted seven counts of dealing in Class A drugs and two of dealing in Class B.
A probation report found that he had developed his own drug habit and built up a debt. He had paid that off but continued to deal to support his ongoing habit.
It was heard he is now drug free in prison, was full of remorse and wants to move on with his life.
Mitigating, Andrew Semple pointed to his young age and lack of previous convictions.
He said: “The last two months in custody has been very much a shock for him. He has come to a Rubicon in his life.
“He was dabbling in drugs and it became rather serious. He was funding an ever-increasing cycle of drugs.”
The judge, Recorder Ian Mullarkey, said Jackson was persistent in his drug dealing and dismissed any suggestions he could hand down a community-based sentence.
He gave him 45 months in a young offender institute.