A cocaine dealer's law student girlfriend helped police smash a major drugs ring by boasting of her luxury lifestyle on social media.

Emily Lock, 22, of Llanbradach, Caerphilly, who earned less than £10,000 as a part time checkout worker at Lidl, posted pictures on Instagram of designer clothes, shoes and extravagant holidays.

Along with her dealer boyfriend Mark Price, 27, they splashed out £100,000 on their 'Kim Kardashian lifestyle' of foreign travel and high end goods.

Price, who claimed to be a struggling builder, even bought a an Audi RS4, while Lock splashed the drugs money on Vivienne Westwood handbags, Gucci sunglasses,  Christian Louboutin shoes and Christian Dior perfume.

Prosecutor Roger Griffiths told Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court the couple went on holiday to Amsetrdam, Paris, Alicante, and Dubai - and had a trip to Thailand booked.

Police raided Lock's home in September 2017 and found a blue plastic bag containing 110g of cocaine at 83% purity.

They seized his phone, which was found to contain a message to co-defendant Kyle Crowley boasting of making up to £1,600 a week from dealing cocaine.

Officers also found a receipt for his Audi.

Mr Griffiths said the couple spent around the same again on holidays, travelling to the United Arab Emirates, Spain, France and the Netherlands.

The court heard Lock's spending habits were 'inconsistent' with the salary from her supermarket job.

Prosecutors said she posted incriminating pictures on Instagram which 'portrayed an extravagant lifestyle.'

When she was interviewed by the police, Lock stated she had no idea her boyfriend was a cocaine dealer and thought he was a builder.

The 22-year-old admitted acquiring criminal property.

Jeffrey Jones, defending Price, suggested his client was immature and stressed he had no criminal record, adding: 'He has made a significant mistake.'

Judge Crowther jailed Price for seven years.

The court heard Lock was 19 at the time of the offending and Price – who is five years older – was her first boyfriend.

Andrew Taylor, defending Lock, said she achieved three grade A's at A-level - and was taking a degree in law and criminology.

She hoped to train as a probation officer but started working at Lidl to earn money - before becoming obsessed with living like a celebrity.

He told how 'many young people today are fixated by a Kim Kardashian type of lifestyle.'

He said she was devastated by her arrest described her as 'incredibly naive', adding: 'She has lost everything.' Lock was jailed for 15 months.

The court heard police raided Crowley and his partner Dionne Thomas' home, also in Caerphilly, and found 12 cannabis plants with a potential street value of up to nearly £8,000. Officers also discovered £4,000 in cash, which Thomas admitted hiding.

She accepted she knew the money came from drugs and allowed it to pass through her bank account.

Crowley, 28, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine, producing cannabis and supplying cannabis. Thomas, 25, admitted acquiring criminal property.