Drug dealer hid cocaine in his underwear

Following the stop and search, of a car in Alderley Edge, a Manchester drug dealer has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Reece Gayle, 26, of Fairfields Road in Irlam, Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drug cocaine and also admitted charges of possession of criminal property (£1,575 in cash) and possession of class B drug cannabis.

Gayle was pulled over in the Heyes Lane area of Alderley Edge at around 10pm on Tuesday 13 April.

A police officer stopped and searched Gayle’s silver BMW in Heyes Lane, Alderley Edge due to suspicions regarding his driving and his subsequent account of where he had been and where he was going.

A decision was made to take Gayle to custody for a strip search when he was found to have eight snap bags of cocaine, with a street value of between £160 and £400, in his underwear.

Search messages relating to drug dealing were found on Gayle’s mobile phone.

His home was subsequently searched, with officers finding £1,575 in cash and a small quantity of cannabis, three scales and large bundles of snap bags.

You can report suspected drug dealing to Cheshire Constabulary directly by calling 101 or giving the details online via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/ro/report.

Alternatively, information can also be given anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.