Masked heroin and crack cocaine dealer jailed

A man has been jailed for more than two-and-a-half-years after he was caught selling drugs to people in Stafford.

A man has been jailed for more than two-and-a-half-years after he was caught selling drugs to people in Stafford.

Connor Pearsall, 21, from Birmingham, was spotted by proactive officers wearing a balaclava at Stafford Train Station in February this year. He was behaving suspiciously and was talking to someone on his mobile phone.

Officers followed him onto a train and then searched him, finding 24 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, worth more than £450.

We then searched his address in Birmingham and found more of the drugs inside, leading to his arrest.

He was questioned in custody and later admitted to the offences at an earlier court hearing.

On Tuesday (15 August), he was sentenced to 32 months behind bars at Stafford Crown Court after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

The sentencing comes as we continue to disrupt serious and organised crime in Staffordshire as part of Operation Target.

We have been cracking down on serious offences – including drug supply, knife crime, illegal firearms and sexual exploitation alongside local forces in the Regional and Organised Crime Unit.

PC Craig Roughton, who dealt with this case, said: "I am pleased that Pearsall admitted his offending and that we were able to take a number of dangerous substances off our streets.

“I hope this sentence serves as a reminder to all those involved in serious criminal activity that we are watching and we will bring you to justice.

"Those responsible for drug distribution in Staffordshire will be targeted and dealt with as robustly as possible."

For more information on Operation Target, visit: Major operation to target serious organised crime launched | Staffordshire Police