17 January 2003

Most stupid man on the web?

A seaside amusement arcade worker who bragged on Friends Reunited about how much money he was making selling cocaine has been jailed after police saw his online boasting.

Raymond Casling, 24, an ex-pupil of Rye Hills School in Redcar, Teesside said on the website: "I'm doing very well. I'm selling a lot of charlie in Redcar and I've got three sports cars."

Unfortunately for him, this was all the police needed. They had been investigating Casling even before seeing his Friends Reunited posting.

They were suspicious of his lavish lifestyle, complete with a Porsche 911, despite his legal earnings of only £45 per week.

Casling was jailed last week for three years.