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Drug dealer banned from Southmead until 2030
A drug dealer has been banned from entering Southmead for seven years as part of his sentence for possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.
Bradley Ball, 25, of Ravenglass Crescent, was jailed for two years and eight months at Bristol Crown Court after being convicted of possessing cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, as well as acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.
A Criminal Behaviour Order bans Ball from entering Southmead until January 2030 as well as banning him from being in possession of more than one mobile phone or SIM card, and preventing him for having more than £50 in cash in his possession at any time.
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Police officers found 256 wraps of class A drugs, scales and a significant amount of cash when carrying out a warrant at Ball’s home.
Inspector Serena Serjeant of the neighbourhood policing team in Southmead said that Ball’s offending has been “damaging and corrosive” to the Southmead community and that “the stringent restrictions put in place by the Criminal Behaviour Order will help us tackle it”.
Inspector Serjeant said: “We’re grateful to our community and partner agencies, who have helped us achieve this positive result.
“We won’t stop pursuing those involved in supplying class A drugs in our neighbourhoods. They ruin people’s lives and result in other criminal offences being committed.
“We want members of the public to feel empowered to report suspected drug-dealing, so we can take similar positive action, and work together to rid our streets of these harmful substances.”
Main photo: Avon & Somerset Constabulary
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