A man has been jailed for two and a half years after he was found with class A drugs in Poynton.

Onick Hossain (24) was spotted in August driving a vehicle which was linked to the supply of class A drugs. He was stopped on Copperfield Road, then searched.

Officers felt what they believed to be a package in Hossain's trousers, and so he was arrested and taken into custody.

When a subsequent search at the police station failed to locate the package, officers found that he had sequestered it in the back of the police vehicle which he'd been transported in.

Subsequent forensic tests concluded that it was Hossain who had hidden the packet there.

It contained an estimated 40 wraps and snap bags of crack cocaine and heroin, with an estimated street value of £330 and £250 respectively.

Hossain was sentenced to 30 months in prison at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 11 December.

PC Christopher Howard from Cheshire Police said: "Hossain thought he could get away scot-free by hiding a substantial amount of drugs in his underpants, thinking we would not find them. We found them. Then during his transportation to custody, he then further utilised his hiding skills by getting the drugs out of his trousers and secreting them under his seat. Again, we found them.

"Hossain thought he was untouchable and above the law, but unfortunately for him, we don't give up that easily.

"I hope this sentence demonstrates that dealers like Hossain are not untouchable, and our committed team of eagle-eyed officers are always watching and are always one step ahead."