Corkman with intellectual disability had Pokemon cards taken by drug dealers

Dealers pressured man into holding onto a large consignment of ecstasy tablets if he wanted items, including his phone and a watch, back
Corkman with intellectual disability had Pokemon cards taken by drug dealers

Accused had his Pokemon cards taken by drug dealers. File picture: iStock

A man with an intellectual disability had his Pokemon cards and other low-value personal property taken by drug dealers who pressured him into holding onto a large consignment of ecstasy tablets if he wanted the items back.

The man succumbed to their pressure and put himself at risk of a mandatory minimum jail term and up to life imprisonment for having the drugs stored at his home.

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