A REDNAL drug-dealer has been jailed after police found him with a ten-inch blade and more than 40 deals of heroin and crack cocaine.
Akiem Burton, of Cotswold Close, appeared at Warwick Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and possession of a bayonet-sized knife.
The 20-year-old was jailed for 21 months for the drug offences, with a consecutive four-month sentence for the knife.
Police carried out a stop and search on Burton on May 24 in Claverdon, a village near Warwick, where they found a small amount of herbal cannabis worth £4 on him, as well as a clingfilm package in his coat, containing ten £10 wraps of heroin and 33 deals of crack cocaine worth between £330 and £660.
In the waistband of his trousers they found a knife, ‘similar to a bayonet,’ with a ten-inch blade.
After arresting Burton, who was subject to a suspended sentence at the time for possessing a bladed article, the police found messages on his phone which indicated the supply of drugs.
At his home, other officers found other drug paraphernalia, including electronic scales and contact cards with the header ‘Best Deals’ on them.
Jailing Burton, Deputy Judge Michael Stokes QC, told him: “You are a 20-year-old man, and there is an indication in the doctor’s report you are suffering from depression, but that is no excuse for acting as a drug dealer.”
