A TILEHURST man who was caught with crack and heroin has been jailed for nearly four years.
Darius Jagminus was sentenced for drug offences at a hearing in Reading Crown Court on Friday, January 13.
The 42-year-old from Kentwood Hill had pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, crack cocaine, and one count of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, heroin.
At around 4.30pm on September 22 last year, Thames Valley Police officers stopped Jagminus after a suspected drug deal at the junction of Little Johns Lane and Oxford Road.
He was found to in possession of 21 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin.
Thames Valley Police carried out a search of his home, finding an additional 12 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, along with more than £1,000 which is believed to be proceeds of crime, and mobile phones used in supplying drugs.
Jagminus has been jailed for three years and 10 months.
Thames Valley Police’s investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Jon Nicholls, said: “Thames Valley Police’s Stronghold team proactively and robustly target offenders involved in organised crime.
“We use both overt and covert policing tactics to disrupt organised crime and the supply of drugs in the Thames Valley, this case being an example of that work.”
He continued: “Information from the public about drug dealing plays an important role to enable Thames Valley Police to build intelligence and proactive target organised crime gangs.
“If you have any information about drugs offences, we encourage you to report it to us by calling 101 or through the online reporting on our website.”
