A Swindon man has been jailed for bringing Class A drugs into the town from London.

Barry Bramble, of Stockton Road in Penhill, faces six years and four months in prison after his sentencing at Swindon Crown Court.

Officers from Wiltshire Police’s Fortitude team stopped a Peugeot 208 on Hyde Road in July 2022.

They found the 29-year-old inside the vehicle with a quarter of a kilogram of heroin at his feet.

Bramble had been supplying Swindon dealers with Class A drugs by using his strong connections in London and the surrounding area to make regular trips back and forth from the capital, bringing in regular parcels of illegal substances.

Fortitude Investigator James Purcell said: “The sentence handed down to Bramble is a real positive one for the community.

“Evidence obtained during this investigation showed that he was regularly supplying drug dealers within Swindon who would then sell drugs on to vulnerable users.

“The trade of class A drugs, and notably heroin, wreaks havoc on our way of life, brings misery to the community, increases acquisitive crime and tears families and relationships apart.

“We hope the sentence given will help Bramble and others involved in this criminality reflect that crime doesn’t pay and eventually their luck will run out.”