A British Army commando has been jailed after selling strong painkillers used for cancer treatment on Snapchat.
Lance Bombardier Ellis Mallett became ‘addicted’ to class A opioid Oxycodone after an ex-girlfriend first gave them to him four years ago to help cope with a foot injury, a court martial heard.
But the 31 year old had continued to ‘self-medicate’ with the drug in order to cope with service life.
Lance Bombardier Ellis Mallett (pictured), 31, was sentenced to 18 months in a military corrective training centre, in Essex, after selling strong painkillers used for cancer treatment on Snapchat
Mallett became 'addicted' to class A opioid Oxycodone after an ex-girlfriend gave it to him to help him cope with a foot injury, a court martial heard. The 31-year-old continued to 'self-medicate' with the drug in order to cope with service life
A Snapchat message offering the drugs for £50 was seen by a corporal who reported it to superiors, with a small amount of cocaine also being found later in his car.
He was also caught selling a licensed drug for treating erectile dysfunction.
Lance Bombardier Mallett, of the 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery based in Plymouth, Devon, pleaded guilty to three charges: possessing cocaine, offering to supply a controlled class a drug and offering to supply a pharmacy only drug without a licence.
He was sentenced to 18 months in a military corrective training centre in Colchester, Essex, and dismissed from the military.
Mallett, of the 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery based in Plymouth, Devon, pleaded guilty to three charges: possessing cocaine, offering to supply a controlled class a drug and offering to supply a pharmacy only drug without a licence
A photo of 'tablets' sent by Mallett to a select group of people on Snapchat was captioned 'Oxy 56 for £50'. Matthew Poulson, prosecuting, said the message was passed up the chain of command, leading to an investigation
Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire, heard that on September 11 last year Lance Bombardier