A DRUG dealer has been remanded in custody after he pleaded guilty to trafficking cannabis.

Feriz Arifaj, 51, of Pontnewydd Walk, Cwmbran, admitted possession of the class B drug with intent to supply in the town on June 11.

The defendant’s barrister Scott Bowen said his client was a man of previous good character with no convictions recorded against him.

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His sentence was adjourned by Judge Niclas Parry.

Nuhu Gobir appeared for the prosecution.

Arifaj was assisted by an Albanian interpreter during the short hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.