Jail for Alonso Stanfield who was caught selling drugs in Tallow Hill

Alonso Stanfield made trips from Wolverhampton to sell drugs in Worcester as a part of his county lines criminality, Worcester Crown Court heard.

Simon Phillips, prosecuting, said Stanfield had originally denied the offences but at a review ahead of his trial Stanfield changed his plea, admitting to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and possessing criminal property.

Mr Phillips told the court at 2.30pm on March 15 this year police observed the canal towpath in Tallow Hill near Shrub Hill, Worcester. 

COURT: Alonso Stanfield has been caught dealing crack cocaine (Image: West Mercia Police)

The prosecutor said three people approached Stanfield on the towpath before an "exchange" took place.

One of the three then moved to under a towpath bridge when he began to smoke a crack pipe. 

Police arrested Stanfield and, on him, was cash and a burner mobile phone linked to drug dealing. 

The prosecutor said a search of his partner's home in Wolverhampton revealed Stanfield's drug paraphernalia including scales and three other mobile phones and sim cards. 

Analysis of the phones showed there was a contact list of 120 people with a "significant proportion" of them being class A drug users. 

Mr Phillips said a blank text message would be sent out to the users which was the signal drugs were ready to be sold. 

Cash was also seized; £780 on him at the time of his arrest and £1,460 found at the Wolverhampton flat. 

Balbir Singh, defending, told the court Stanfield had no previous drug convictions. 

COURT: Alonso Stanfield Worcester Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)

He said the defendant, who appeared on videolink from HMP Hewell, had shown remorse and recognised he had let down his partner and their two children down. 

Sentencing Stanfield, of Lower North Street, Walsall, Judge Nicholas Cartwright said: "You were travelling to Worcester to sell crack cocaine. 

"The aggravating feature is you were on licence for robbery."

Judge Cartwright said Stanfield had an awareness of the entire drug operation and he would have had "an expectation of significant financial advantage."

The judge jailed Stanfield for a total of three years and three months. 

The case was heard at the court on Monday, (August 21).