Drug dealer cracked after drugs found hidden in underwear by Cannock police

James Tranter, aged 21, was stopped and searched by officers in Hednesford on April 16 last year at around 1.30pm.

They found two mobile phones and £260 in cash, and a bag of heroin which had been hidden in his underwear.

He was released under investigation.

A few weeks later on July 9, officers searched Tranter again after they saw him acting suspiciously on grassland between Muldoon Close and Cleveland Drive in Cannock.

Officers found a large amount of crack cocaine in a bush nearby and Tranter was arrested.

When officers later searched his home address they found cash, mobile phones and cannabis.

Tranter has since been sentenced to three-years-and-two-months in prison at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday (April 30) after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis at an earlier hearing.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "Through Operation Target, we are committed to proactively and relentlessly targeting groups and individuals responsible for high-harm crimes, including county lines drug distribution, illegal firearms activity, modern slavery, and cyber-crime in our county.

"Anyone who has any information that may help us in our ongoing fight against major and organised crime can contact us on 101, or through the Live Chat facility on our website.

"To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."