Drug dealers sentenced

Two men have been sentenced after officers from our Child Exploitation Team raided a flat in response to community concerns around drugs being supplied to children in Stafford.

Tyrell Riggon, 24, from Stone, was sentenced to nine months, suspended for 18 months, and 80 hours unpaid work at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday (29 October) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.

Yesterday (Monday 3 November) James Poyser, 27, from Stafford, was sentenced to six months, suspended for 18, and given a rehabilitation order after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis and failing to surrender to police/court bail at the appointed time.

James Poyser

Tyrell Riggon

The two men were arrested and charged after officers forced entry to a flat in Stafford on Thursday 22 May this year.

When we arrived at the first-floor property, Riggon threw a phone out of a window which was later found in the front garden of the address.

Cannabis, cash, mobile phones and other items linked to drug supply were located inside the premises.

PC Gina Barcroft, from our Child Exploitation Team, said: “I hope this acts as a warning to those who think it’s acceptable to sell cannabis that they will not go unpunished. In this case, we acted on intelligence that some of those being supplied with the drugs were children.

“We will continue to work with partners to protect children in our communities and bring offenders to justice.”

If you have any concerns around drug dealing in your community, contact us by calling 101, or via Live Chat on our website.

Or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.