A drug dealer who was caught with more than 70 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine in Woolwich has been jailed for three years.

Shannon O’Boyle was found with the stash as he left a property in Kingsman Street on Monday April 18.

He was searched by officers from Greenwich Police’s gang unit – who found 42 wraps of crack cocaine, as well as 31 of heroin.

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Just some of the things O'Boyle had on him

In a police interview, O’Boyle admitted that he was selling the drugs in order to pay off an existing debt.

Appearing via video link at Bromley Magistrates’ Court the day after his arrest, O’Boyle pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

O’Boyle, of Ashfield Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, was jailed at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday (May 31).

Map: O’Boyle was arrested in Kingsman Street

Detective Constable Andrew Payne from Greenwich Gangs Unit said: “The Gangs Unit from Greenwich proactively targets drug supply and violent crime on the borough and I urge the community to work with us to tackle this crime.

“The sentence should be a warning to those who choose to distribute drugs in Greenwich that you can expect to be caught and sent to prison.

“We want the community to feel safe in the knowledge that we have a zero tolerance to this type of activity, and we will continue in our robust and proactive approach to arrest and put before the courts to be held responsible for their abhorrent behaviour.”

Report drug dealing in the area, call the Met Police on 101, or via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.