Lawyer jailed for making an attempt to purchase medicine from shoppers he later represented over drug-dealing costs

• A lawyer was jailed after he tried to purchase medicine from males he later represented on drug-dealing costs.
• Cellphone messages present Henry Hendron making an attempt to purchase meth and GBL from one future consumer.
• The choose mentioned he confirmed an “abuse of duty” to the defendant and the courtroom.

A British barrister has been jailed for 14 months after he tried to purchase medicine from two males he later represented on drug-dealing costs.

Henry Hendron, 42, was discovered to have messages on his cellphone exhibiting him asking to purchase methamphetamine and GBL from his shoppers, Arno Smit and Ezra Benson, ITV Information reported.

He first tried to buy medicine from Smit in September 2021, a number of weeks earlier than the consumer was arrested, with Hendron subsequently representing him by the authorized proceedings, the broadcaster mentioned.

Hendron represented Smit on the police station, the magistrates’ courtroom, and Woolwich Crown Courtroom, the place Smit entered not responsible pleas in November 2021, in keeping with The Guardian.

Smit was later jailed. 

Hendron admitted to 2 counts of deliberately encouraging or helping the provision of sophistication A medication, an analogous cost involving class C medicine, and possession of a category A drug, the newspaper reported.

Class A Medicine within the UK embrace these which might be thought-about essentially the most harmful, like cocaine, heroin, and crystal meth, whereas class C medicine embrace anabolic steroids, GHB, and minor tranquilizers.

Hendron was arrested final Might whereas visiting Smit at Belmarsh jail in London, The Guardian reported.

In keeping with ITV Information, the choose advised Hendron: “You had been messaging a consumer of yours who was later to face crown courtroom proceedings for provide of medication, you had been encouraging him to provide you with medicine, then went to courtroom to characterize him.”

The choose continued: “So there may be an abuse of duty to that defendant and an abuse of duty to the courtroom.”

Hendron has had high-profile shoppers, however his profession lately has been affected by scandal.

He had three convictions of consuming below the affect and was arrested in 2015 after his 18-year-old boyfriend died of a drug overdose in his flat. He later admitted to the possession of sophistication B and sophistication C medicine.