A 'NAIVE' young drug dealer who boasted she was a 'big shot' has been jailed after she admitted dealing cocaine and ketamine.

Police had concerns about 20-year-old Ellie Milner, of Walk Mill Drive, Wychbold, near Droitwich, dealing drugs and searched her car in a supermarket car park, Worcester Crown Court was told.

Amy Edinborough, prosecuting, said zip-lock bags were found containing powders in her purse and handbag on the front passenger seat.

A black iPhone was seized and a search conducted of her home.

Various items were seized including digital scales in a bottom drawer of a unit in a bedroom.

They also found a series of zip lock bags where a further amount of white powder was found which was discovered to be cocaine.

In total they found her to be in possession of 242 milligrams of ketamine, 303 milligrams of MDMA and 173 milligrams of cocaine with a street value of between £700 and £800.

Her mobile phone was examined and texts showed she claimed to have made £150 profit but had 'sniffed some of that'.

She had been offering 'mates rates' to friends but wrote in one text that next time she planned to deal the drug 'properly', writing "LOL" ("laugh out loud") at the end.

At the time of the offence Milner had no previous convictions, cautions or reprimands.

Jason Aris, defending, said Milner had been given 'outstanding references' by her employer and family.

He said: "It's very clear that the shame and embarrassment she has not only brought upon herself but her family and employers is a considerable punishment.

"This is clearly a very intelligent, outstanding young lady who has made a rather dreadful mistake."

In references, which the judge acknowledged were 'exceptional', she was praised as a 'huge asset' to the company and 'a wonderful person'.

Mr Aris said: "She presents as a very articulate and naive and, may I say, stupid young girl."

He said there was 'an awful lot of bravado' in the messages she sent.

"She was trying to make herself look very cool. A lot of what appears in those messages is her trying to play the big shot in front of people she has become familiar with on the dance scene.

"In hindsight that was an incredibly stupid thing to do."

Judge Andrew Lockhart QC said: "You were advertising cocaine sales and boasting about it and making some profit."

Although she gave a no comment interview to police she admitted the offences at the first available opportunity so Judge Lockhart awarded her maximum credit and said he believed she had a low risk of reoffending.

However, he also said she played a significant role in the dealing and that it had been ongoing for 'a couple of months' and 'was not just a one-off'.

He added: "The sale of class A drugs is a scourge on our society."

Judge Lockhart ordered her to go to a young offenders institution for 28 months for dealing cocaine, 12 months concurrent for dealing ketamine and three months concurrent for the two drugs possession matters.

As he sentenced her he said: "This will seem a very dark day for you but this is the beginning of the rest of your life."