A buttock-clenching drugs dealer in Brighton who police discovered had "stashed wraps inside himself" has been jailed for four years and four months.
David Bakare was seen using a hire car in Brighton linked to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.
Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) stopped him outside an address in Eastern Road, Brighton.
At the time, Sussex Police said, they noted how the 28-year-old was clearly keeping his buttocks tight.
Officers searched his vehicle and found drugs — so they arrested him.
While in custody, a serious examination of Bakare led to officers finding wraps of drugs which, in the words of police, he had "stashed inside himself".
Bakare, of Tadema Road, Kensington, was already under investigation for supplying a psychoactive substance in Brighton in an earlier incident, where he had been previous arrested by officers in the city.
Following an investigation by the Brighton Community Investigation Team (CIT), he was charged with offences.
At Lewes Crown Court on April 4 he admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin (diamorphine), being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, and supplying a psychoactive substance.
The sentence of four years and four months in prison was then handed down.
The court heard how the first incident happened in Ship Street, Brighton, at 3am on September 17, 2022.
Bakare was seen dealing from the boot of a silver Volkswagen outside a hotel.
He was supplying nitrous oxide from a cannister and was arrested.
Then between November 2023 and January 16 this year, Bakare was linked to operating the “Snoop” drugs line in Brighton.
He was linked to marketing class A drugs in the city.
Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit carried out a proactive stop on January 16 and noted his odd behaviour as he tried to conceal wraps of heroin.
An address in nearby Lavender Street also identified further evidence of drug dealing.
SEU Inspector Ollie Pullen said:
"This case shows our determination to disrupt the supply of class A drugs which cause so much harm to our communities.
"This includes working to deny criminals the use of the road network.
"Thanks to a proactive vehicle stop, Bakare was caught in possession of drugs, and our colleagues in the Community Investigation Team worked hard to bring charges.
"Bakare had no choice but to plead guilty when the case came to court.
"We are pleased that a significant drugs operation in Brighton has now been shut down."
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