Reading man jailed for drug dealing
Thames Valley Police officers found 29 wraps of crack cocaine and 22 wraps of heroin when they arrested Kevin Campbell
Last updated 1st Jul 2024
A Reading man's been jailed after being found with class A drugs and items allowing him to supply drugs.
Kevin Campbell was found with 29 wraps of crack cocaine and 22 wraps of heroin after being arrested by police on 4 April 2023.
He was running from officers after a drugs deal at the time of his arrest.
A search of Campbell's property found two burner phones and a Gucci bag with large quantities of cash.
It also found equipment allowing him to sell drugs, including a cutting agent and a digital weighing scales.
Campbell was charged on 18 October 2023 after another warrant that was executed at his property uncovered more evidence of drug dealing.
The 44-year-old, of George Street, Reading, pleaded guilty to a count each of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.
At Reading Crown Court on Friday, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.
Investigating officer, PC Russell Morbey, based at Reading police station, said:
"Our Stronghold team will proactively target and prosecute anyone who is involved in the supply of drugs, which are a blight on our communities and cause misery to so many different people.
"Our activity will be visible to the public, as well as covert, and is all designed to disrupt those supplying drugs.
"Information received from the public around the sale of drugs plays a vital role in developing the intelligence to bring those responsible to justice.
"If you have any information about drug supply in your community, we would encourage you to report it by calling 101, or by using our online reporting system."