A MAN who was found to have stashed a Kinder Egg container full of heroin and crack cocaine in his pants when searched by police in Bournemouth has been jailed for five years.

Reice Williams, 27 and of Wiltshire Road in Brixton, London, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Friday, May 11, after pleading guilty at a previous hearing to possession of a class A drug with intent to supply and possession of cannabis.

At around midday on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, an on-duty police officer was informed by a member of the public that a drug deal had taken place on a park bench in Bournemouth Central Gardens.

At 6.15pm the same day the officer, who was by then off-duty and in plain clothes, was cycling through the gardens when he saw two men on the same park bench. He then witnessed a known class A drug user approach the bench and an exchange take place.

The following morning the officer revisited the park on his bike while on duty and saw the same two men at the bench. He called for officers to assist and the pair were detained.

Williams was searched and a Kinder Egg container was found inside his trousers having dropped from his underwear. Inside 43 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine were found. A small quantity of herbal cannabis was also located in his coat pocket.

Williams was subsequently charged. No charges were brought against the second man.

Police Constable Stuart Grant, of Bournemouth police, said: “Drug dealing and misuse has a significant impact on the community and often leads to acquisitive crime.

Dorset Police does not tolerate drug dealing and we will always act on information and intelligence from members of the public and businesses to ensure those individuals involved are stopped and dealt with robustly."

He added that anyone who has concerns about drug dealing or drug use in their community can contact Dorset Police at dorset.police.uk, via email at 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.