Walsall drug dealer jailed after police catch him in Worcester with £2,000
Alonso Stanfield was arrested in Worcester after being spotted with known drug users
A Walsall drug dealer who was running a county lines operation in Worcester has been jailed for more than three years in prison.
Alonso Stanfield, 29 and of Lower North Street, Walsall, was found guilty of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and possessing criminal property.
A judge at Worcester Crown Court handed him a 40-month term on Monday 21 August for his role in the Nathan drug line that operates in the South Worcestershire area. County lines refers to when illegal drugs are taken from one part of the country to another.
Officers from South Worcestershire Proactive criminal investigation department (CID) were alerted to Stanfield’s presence on the canal towpath in Tallow Hill, Worcester, after officers spotted him meeting known drug users.
They witnessed a suspected drugs deal between Stanfield and one of the group who left the area with a crack pipe.
He was detained around 400 metres away along the canal towpath and police found he had a large amount of cash on him, around £2,000, and what was believed to be a burner phone.
A friction lock baton was recovered during a search of his home.
Detective Sergeant Luke Papps said: “This is another example of an individual travelling into the city of Worcester to supply controlled drugs.
“The South Worcester County Lines team are committed to tackling the complex issue of county lines drug supply.
“This sentence is a reminder to anyone who comes here to do this that the courts will deal with them robustly, and the team of dedicated detectives will relentlessly pursue those involved in drug supply in order to make South Worcester a more hostile environment for them to operate.”