Drug dealer jailed after 'cuckooing' at Shrewsbury home
A drug dealer has been handed a five-year prison sentence after setting up in the home of a vulnerable Shrewsbury resident.
Issa Tyrell lived in Pitsford Street, Birmingham, but used a home in the Castlefields area as a base to deal drugs - a process known as cuckooing.
However after a tip-off from locals, a warrant was obtained to enter the property and Sterling was found with heroin, crack cocaine and £3,000 in cash.
The 23-year-old was arrested in November and was given four years in prison for possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply, as well as an additional 12 months for a previous drug related court sentence.
Detective Inspector Dafydd Jones said: "Our officers are committed to disrupting the activity of drug dealers like Sterling and are determined to root out people who come to Shropshire simply to profit from the illegal sale of drugs.
"It's vitally important that members of the community continue to come forward to offer information to police about drugs and suspicious activity, including vulnerable people being targeted by these kind of people."
Anyone with any information which could help is asked to contact West Mercia Police on 101.
Alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.
