Man sentenced for drug offences – Reading

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been sentenced for drug offences in Reading.

Deron Anderson, aged 20, of Green Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled class A drug – namely cocaine and heroin.

He was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison at Reading Crown Court last Wednesday (4/1).

On 27 August 2022, officers attended an address in Green Road to make an arrest for an unrelated incident.

They found a holdall containing class A drugs, digital scales and grip-sealed bags, as well as a quantity of cash.

In total, officers recovered 1.24kg of heroin, 914g crack cocaine and 234g of cocaine, with a street value in the region of £363,000.

There were 11,091 individual wraps of class A drugs.

Investigating officer PC James Dunwell, based at Reading police station, said: “Our Stronghold team will proactively and robustly target and prosecute offenders.

“Our activity will be both visible and covert aimed at disrupting and pursuing offenders involved in the supply of drugs.

“The information from the public around the drug supply offences in Reading plays an important role in developing intelligence into a proactive investigation .

“If you have any information we would encourage you to report it to us by calling 101 or through the online reporting on our website.”

For more information about Stronghold, a project committed to disrupting and tackling organised crime groups, visit our website.

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Deron Anderson