A drug dealer who tried to hide his stash in some bushes as a police car drove up to him has been jailed.
Daniel Dumont, 38, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday.
Dumont was arrested in April when he was spotted by police at the back of a property in West Wycombe Road
As the officers approached Dumont in their police car, they saw him quickly move towards some bushes and discard something in them.
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When they searched the bushes, officers found cling film packages containing heroin and cocaine.
After arresting the offender, police searched a room where Dumont had been staying in West Wycombe road. Inside they discovered two phones and some crack cocaine.
Other drug paraphernalia, £500 in cash and a motorcycle were also seized at the property.
Following his arrest, Dumont pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to supply heroin, possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession of cannabis.
On top of his jail sentence, the cash seized will be donated to a guide dog charity.
Investigating officer PC Hannah Ransome of the Stronghold Team in Wycombe, said: “The Stronghold team in High Wycombe is committed to stopping those who seek to make a living from selling harmful drugs in our communities.
“Dumont was clearly involved in and making a living from dealing drugs and he is now behind bars for his criminal activity.
“We will continue to bring people like Dumont to justice and take harmful drugs off the streets of High Wycombe.”
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