A MAN has admitted his part in a major heroin dealing conspiracy.
Father-of-two, Adrian "Ado" Owen, 32, changed his plea to guilty on the ninth day of the trial at Hull Crown Court.
His admission came after evidence was given by street drug dealer and addict, Michael Nicklin, who confirmed he had been working for Owen.
Owen was released on bail until sentencing and was told by Judge Kate Buckingham to expect a "substantial sentence of imprisonment".
Owen had originally denied conspiring with Edward Badago, 35, and Jolene Thompson-Carney, 31, to supply thousands of pounds of heroin to the streets of Hull.
Edward Badago's wife, Lisa, 23, is also on trial for money laundering offences.
Nicklin, who has now pleaded guilty to being concerned with the supply of heroin, was arrested when he was caught by police with a Kinder Egg filled with heroin and M-Cat stuffed down his boxer shorts.
Under cross-examination by prosecutor Patrick Palmer, he said he was on his way to deal the drugs for Owen and a traveller named Eddie Black.
Mr Palmer said: "Police caught you drunk on the street and seized a Kinder Egg of heroin. Were they the drugs you were instructed to deal by Ado and Eddie Black?"
Nicklin said: "Yes."
Along with the Kinder Egg, a mobile phone with text messages relating to drug dealing from Owen and a contact stored as Eddie Black, was seized.
On the day he was arrested, Owen had texted Nicklin saying: "What's going on mate? I have got people waiting."
There were also threatening messages by Mr Black.
The prosecution allege Eddie Black is a nickname for Mr Badago, the accused ring-leader of the gang and who Owen was "lieutenant" for.
Nicklin told the jury Eddie Black was a traveller who he had never met before and denied he was Mr Badago or that he
was dealing for Mr Badago.
Nicklin said: "He was a travelling guy I used to do deals with. He used to go all over the place."
Mr Palmer claimed Nicklin, who was sacked by Eddie Black for being unreliable, had been told he would be let off his drug dealing debts if he gave fake evidence. Nicklin said this was not the case.
He said: "I was a drug user. I would get told to do things and I would do it. I wasn't doing it properly, that is why I got sacked."
Mr Palmer said: "It is not a very good story that a traveller you have never seen was telling you to deal drugs, is it?"
Nicklin said: "I was out of my head all the time."
The trial continues.
