A drugs dealer from Handbridge has been jailed for eight months and three weeks.

Declan James Mahoney, of Greenway Street, will spend Christmas behind bars due to his convictions for several drugs offences.

The 22-year-old was arrested after police executed a search warrant at his home address and seized drugs and cash.

He was handed four months for possession with intent to supply cannabis, a four-month sentence on another possession with intent to supply cannabis charge to be served concurrently, four consecutive months for the supply of a controlled class B drug and three consecutive weeks for breaching a suspended sentence.

Chester Local Policing Unit posted on their Facebook page: "Information from the public was key to identifying and arresting this man. It is only with the support of the public that the police can operate to deal with drug dealers. If you have any information, contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."