A cannabis dealer tried holding on to £25,000 in drugs profits by claiming he won the money on game show Deal or No Deal.
It’s understood Karl Rose appeared on the Channel 4 programme back in May 2009 when he walked away with £20,000 from ‘The Banker’.
He was arrested by West Midlands Police on 19 September 2014 when officers responded to concerns over suspected drug dealing in Draycott Road, Coventry Almost half a kilo of cannabis was found in the boot of a Ford Mondeo − owned by accomplice Mark Killeen − and a subsequent search of Rose’s home in Bruce Road, Radford, revealed bagged cannabis with a value of almost £5,000 plus £25,480 in cash.
In interview, Rose suggested the cash was winnings from a Deal or No Deal appearance that aired on 26 May 2009.
But a judge dismissed the excuse and on Friday April 8 West...
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