A DRUG dealer has been jailed after being caught with crack cocaine and heroin in Warrington.

Deani Riley, of Fern Close, Birchwood, learned his fate at Chester Crown Court last week.

He pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled drug of class A, crack cocaine, and possessing with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, heroin, at an earlier hearing.

The offences both date back to April of 2022 and the 24-year-old was also found to have £173.48 in cash as well as a mobile phone and snap bags, according to court documents.

Riley was handed a seven-month prison sentence and must also pay a surcharge of £190.

Judge Michael Leeming also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs, phone, snap bags, and cash.