A man has been sentenced for drug offences after a holdall containing class A drugs valued at £363,000 was found in a Reading property.

Deron Anderson, aged 20, of Green Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled class A drug – namely cocaine and heroin, at Reading Crown Court on Wednesday, January 4.

On August 27, 2022, officers attended an address in Green Road to make an arrest for an unrelated incident.

They found a holdall containing class A drugs, digital scales and grip-sealed bags, as well as a quantity of cash.

In total, officers recovered 1.24kg of heroin, 914g crack cocaine and 234g of cocaine, with a street value in the region of £363,000.

There were 11,091 individual wraps of class A drugs.

Investigating officer PC James Dunwell, based at Reading police station, said: “Our Stronghold team will proactively and robustly target and prosecute offenders.

“Our activity will be both visible and covert aimed at disrupting and pursuing offenders involved in the supply of drugs.

“The information from the public around the drug supply offences in Reading plays an important role in developing intelligence into a proactive investigation.

“If you have any information we would encourage you to report it to us by calling 101 or through the online reporting on our website.”

Anderson has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.