Drug dealer jailed after police find £63k stash

Kyrie Gruber has been jailed for five-and-a-half years

A man found with £63,000 worth of illegal drugs has been jailed.

Kyrie Gruber, from Bicester in Oxfordshire, was described by police as a "significant offender" involved in county lines drug dealing.

The 21-year-old admitted possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs, including heroin and cannabis, as well as producing crack cocaine.

He was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court to five-and-a-half years in prison.

Thames Valley Police said officers had first attempted to stop Gruber on 24 June in Bicester before arresting him later the same day.

A search of a bedroom at an address the defendant had been staying in uncovered a stash of Class A and B drugs worth up to £63,000, the force said.

Items involved in the production of crack cocaine were also discovered, and Gruber was charged the following day.

Investigating officer PC Christopher Turner said: "This proactive stop and thorough investigation has led to the disruption of a significant offender involved in county drug lines.

"As a result of this investigation, we have taken thousands of pounds worth of drugs off the street and have secured a lengthy prison sentence for Kyrie Gruber."