A HEROIN dealer who was logged having 133 visits to her home in a month, yesterday failed to win a reduction in her jail sentence.
Kelly Armstrong, 25, of Lakeside Court, Spennymoor, was jailed for three years and nine months on February 14, at Teesside Crown Court, after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin.
London's Criminal Appeal Court refused to grant her permission to challenge her sentence, rejecting claims it was too long. Between July 17 and August 16 last year, police mounted a surveillance operation on Armstrong's address.
It revealed 133 visits made to the house, lasting from between 20 seconds to 30 minutes.
A drug addict made a statement saying Armstrong regularly supplied heroin.
Mr Justice Henriques rejected claims the sentence gave insufficient account to her personal circumstances, including her ill health and her new born baby.
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