Rizwan Ahmed will be appearing at Nottingham Crown Court, 23-9-15
A Radford gang member was caught by police with £2,000 worth of cannabis in the boot of a car, a court heard.
Rizwan Ahmed had recently been in prison for possessing cannabis with intent to supply and peddling the drug to others.
On his release from jail he returned to his old ways.
And he was arrested on his home turf when two policemen grew suspicious of his actions in the street.
Ahmed admitted possession with intent to supply and supply.
He is due to be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court next Wednesday, September 23.
On Tuesday, September 15, a judge adjourned for more information about the background to the case before he decides on the sentence.
He wanted to know more about how Ahmed, a 24-year-old ex-cannabis addict, may have been pressurised to return to dealing after he was freed.
"There are assertions he returned to drug dealing not under duress, but under pressure," said Judge Gregory Dickinson.
"Cannabis is having a terrible effect on the mental health of young people, and it also generates violence. It is a very real concern."
Ahmed, previously of Old Mill Close, in Radford, was granted bail.
The court heard he was arrested late at night on September 24 last year, in Prospect Street, in Radford.
Officers on patrol in a police car saw him acting suspiciously and looking panicked as they drove by.
The driver turned the car around and decided to speak to Ahmed but he ran off.
He tried to get into a car but an officer took him to the floor and detained him.
Police found a car key that had fallen Ahmed's pocket and discovered it unlocked a silver Astra in the street.
Ahmed's fingerprints were found after tests on the packaging.
One of the mobile phones in his possession contained messages indicating street dealing, the court heard.
Ahmed was said by the prosecution to have had a significant role and seemingly an awareness and understanding of the scale of the operation.
Christopher Brewin, in mitigation, told the judge: "The past caught up with him in the way he simply did not want.
"He has convictions for possession of cannabis. He formed an addiction to cannabis and that is how he became involved in drugs.
"He received threats from other inmates and people on the outside when he was in custody."
People started turning up at Ahmed's address, he stressed.
"It was made clear to him that there would be consequences if he did not get back into supplying drugs," added Mr Brewin.
"He did not tell police what was going on."
His client, who has given up cannabis, has been working at BioCity, which specialises in the creation and development of life science businesses.
His exact role at the company was not specified by Mr Brewin.
"It's one of those 'as and when' contracts, earning £20 to £40-a-day," he added.
Ahmed has since left Radford, where he was part of a gang, and is now living in Drewberry Gardens, in Mansfield.
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