Winchester Crown Court. Inset, cannabis
A DRUG dealer who was caught with over £7,000 hidden in his underpants has avoided an immediate prison sentence.
David Hirons was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on the A34 on December 23, 2019, and police instantly smelt cannabis. Hirons and the driver admitted to using the drug.
Winchester Crown Court heard on Thursday that cannabis and another drug was found in the side pocket of the vehicle – each weighed about a gram.
Officers carried out a search of Hirons and £7,145 was found hidden in his underpants, which was understood to be used “for a payment for a reload of drugs”.