A MAN from Reading has been sentenced for drug offences following an investigation from Thames Valley Police.
George Dallarda, aged 34, of Katesgrove Lane, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a class A drug and one count of possession with intent to supply a class B drug at a previous hearing on January, 12.
He was sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment after a hearing at Reading Crown Court on Monday, March 13.
Officers detained the man on Wednesday, January, 11 after he was driving along Katesgrove Lane and found a bag containing cocaine with an estimated street value of £12,900.
Investigating officer, PC Thomas Kennedy, of the Reading Stonghold Team, said: “Our Stronghold team will proactively and robustly target and prosecute offenders, using both visible and covert activity aimed at disrupting and pursuing offenders involved in the supply of drugs.
“The information from the public around drug supply 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 tool on the Thames Valley Police website.”
