A WOMAN was caught using fake identities to buy expensive mobile phones and was involved in the large scale dealing of crack cocaine and heroin in Basildon.

Jessie Stubley, 26, was involved in the drug dealing operation and classed as a “street dealer”, but police investigations linked her mobile to more than 1,000 messages related to selling Class A drugs.

Officers raided Stubley’s address and found a “significant amount” of paraphernalia including scales, a smashed iPhone, £75 in cash and bicarbonate soda used in the preparation of crack cocaine, as well as a Nokia 105 phone.

Stubley was also charged with fraud by false representation and possession of fraudulent articles.

These charges relate to an repeated incidents where Stubley used fake documents such as passports with her face but fake names in an attempt to buy expensive phones from Cambridge and Northampton stores.

Stubley admitted all charges.

Stephen Cooke, prosecuting, said: “The prosecution are not alleging this defendant is the boss of the drugs line, she’s involved and helping.

“Her co-defendants received community orders for these offences. In relation to the fraud, the Crown won’t dispute that there are others involved on a more sophisticated level and she acts as the female face at the shop.”

Kevin Toomey mitigated on Stubley’s behalf in court.

He said: “These offences came in relation to a loan taken out as Ms Stubley’s co-defendant started dealing drugs to re-pay that debt. The reality is it’s a drugs debt and has always been a drugs debt, in the co-defendant’s interview he said they were repaying the debt together.

“When Ms Stubley’s co-defendant was arrested, the debt was still outstanding and it remained outstanding when she committed offences in Cambridge and Northampton.”

Mr Toomey delved deeper into Stubley’s personal circumstances when mitigating.

He added: “Ms Stubley’s mother passed away from cancer in December 2019 and that’s when she said she lost it and started taking drugs.

“The father of her child also moved out at that point and she has only started seeing her daughter in the past 18 months.”

Judge Samantha Cohen handed Stubley, of Pippin Court, Appletree Way, Wickford, a two-year sentence suspended for two years with 200 hours of unpaid work, and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days.