A dealer who threw a bag containing drugs worth more than £1,000 out of a window at a flat during a police raid has been jailed for 44 months.

Twenty-five-year-old Carim Adu was in a flat in Mayfield Close in Colchester in November 2020 when police kicked the door in, Ipswich Crown Court heard.

Adu was seen walking out of the kitchen and when the area under the open kitchen window was searched, a plastic bag containing wraps of heroin and crack cocaine with a street value of more than £1,000 was discovered, said Nicola May, prosecuting.

Adu was found in possession of £639 in cash and drugs paraphernalia, including syringes and a cannabis grinder, were found in the flat.

Adu, of Roberts Place, Dagenham, admitted possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. 

Dan Santos-Costa said his client had stolen the drugs to sell them to pay off a debt.

Mr Santos-Costa said his client was remorseful and wanted to be a law-abiding citizen in the future.