Man who threw £52k worth of drugs in garden jailed

A drug dealer has been jailed for five years after throwing £52,000 worth of drugs into a garden before he was stopped by police.

Jake Bell, 34, was searched by officers in an alleyway off Dryden Street, in Swindon, on 24 September after being seen acting suspiciously.

Officers found £300 in his possession and a large bag, containing 42 bags of heroin and crack cocaine, was later recovered from a nearby garden, Wiltshire Police said.

Bell, who was captured on CCTV throwing the bag, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

The 34 year old, of Eglantyne Avenue, Tadpole Green Village, was sentenced to five years in prison at Swindon Crown Court on Tuesday.

It is estimated the drugs had a street value of up to £52,000.

PC Whettam from Wiltshire Police said: "This was a fantastic stop of an individual who has clearly become so comfortable in his drug supply that he carries such a large amount of class A drugs around our streets of Swindon.

"We have been able to not only stop the drugs hitting the street but also removed this individual off our streets for some time."

PC Wheetam said anyone who has concerns about drug dealing is urged to report it online or anonymously via Crimestoppers.

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