A DRUG dealer who threw drugs out of a window in an attempt to evade police has been sentenced to three years in prison. 

Brandon Scott of Baxters Walk, Malvern, was first spotted dealing drugs in Wyld's Lane, Worcester, in 2023.

The 26-year-old was sentenced on Monday (October 7) after a long police investigation. 

Scott, from Malvern, was convicted at Worcester Crown Court of possession with intent to supply a class A drug - crack cocaine and possession with intent to supply a class A drug - heroin. 

After Scott was spotted by police on October 11 2023, officers entered the address where he was staying the following day and saw him throw 18 wraps out of a window.

The wraps contained amounts of cocaine and heroin and he was arrested the following day.

A phone seized from his pocket showed he was in contact with a drugs line - a dedicated phone number used to run an organised drug-dealing network.

The cocaine and heroin dealer first denied dealing instead claiming he had bought them in bulk for personal use. 

Phone messages later showed he had been dealing heroin and cocaine to local users. 

Detective constable Stuart King, of South Worcestershire county lines team, said: “Scott was spotted drug dealing and the next day caught red handed trying to throw away wraps he was selling when we turned up at an address he was staying at.

“Further investigations showed he was involved in a county line, so we are pleased his conviction puts another drug dealing enterprise out of action and the perpetrator behind bars.

“We will not stop in our ongoing efforts to tackle county lines dealers and the harm they reap on the communities we are here to protect and serve.”

West Mercia Police have urged the public to continue to report any signs of criminal activity. 

A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: "The local community can help us by continuing to report any signs of criminal activity - the easiest way to do this is on our website. 

"Any bit of information, no matter how small it may seem, could help make a big difference."

Anyone wishing to report a non-emergency to police should call 101 or online via the West Mercia Police website.