A NOTORIOUS criminal bought vodka and a vape with a bank card that had just been stolen in a burglary.

When police arrested Newport crook Kyle Raybould he was just about to inject himself with heroin, Cardiff Crown Court was told.

The 30-year-old has 44 previous convictions for 80 offences which include drug dealing, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving and shoplifting.

His latest offences took place in early September when Raybould used the stolen bank card to buy vodka and a vape worth £113 from a BP petrol station in Newport.

The bank card was stolen after a burglary nearby in Llewellyn Grove in the Malpas area of the city.

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Joshua Scouller, prosecuting, said: “CCTV was obtained from the garage and matched up to the time of the transactions.

“It showed a male in a distinctive dark coloured hoodie and purple top wearing a backpack.

“The footage was circulated to officers and one of them was able to identify the defendant.

“He is no stranger to the courts or to the police.”

Mr Scouller added: “Subsequently, on September 4, officers attended his last known address in Newport.

“Mr Raybould was present and also found at the address was the bank card belonging to the victim.

“He was also found to be in possession of a small amount of heroin with two syringes as well.

“It appears that the defendant was preparing to inject himself with heroin at the time.”

Raybould, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods, fraud and possession of heroin.

There was no evidence linking him to the burglary.

Alice Sykes for the defendant said: “This was an opportunistic, one-off offence with little or no planning.

“It's sadly against the backdrop of drug addiction which has plagued his life up until this point.”

His barrister added: “He is utterly fed up with his life and is now reaching the point where if he doesn't do something about it he will, inevitably, remain as he has done in and out of prison.”

Judge Richard Kember jailed Raybould for 16 weeks.