Two Middlesbrough men jailed for dealing class A drugs

36-year-old Dean Toole of Keith Road and 38-year-old Carl Readshaw, from Brough Court, were sentenced for their dealing at Teesside Crown Court on November 8.

Toole received 40 months in prison and Readshaw received 27 months imprisonment.

Dean Toole. (Image: CLEVELAND POLICE)This comes after Toole made off from officers on September 13 on York Road but threw something on the pavement - which was discovered to be 60 'wraps' of crack cocaine.

He was later found with £1,110 in cash in a bag around his waist. 

He was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of criminal property.

A search of a home on Keith Road was about to be carried out when officers spotted Carl Readshaw leaving the address, he was found in possession of 197 wraps of crack cocaine as well as some cannabis.

Carl Readshaw. (Image: CLEVELAND POLICE) He was also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

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The drugs in total are believed to have been worth around £5,140, plus cash recovered of around £1,110.

Middlesbrough Proactive Team Sergeant John Sproson said: “We are dedicated to tackling drug dealing in the Middlesbrough area and dealing with those who cause misery amongst our communities.

“Let this outcome stand as a warning to those who supply and distribute drugs in Cleveland, we won’t tolerate this and we are proactively removing drugs from the town’s streets.”