A DRUG dealer has been jailed after he was caught carrying 250 Xanax tablets in tubs. Ryan Beckford, of Church Street, London, has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison on various drug offences in Southampton after being caught by officers in the city centre. The 39-year-old was jailed at Southampton Crown Court on Friday, 21 May, having pleaded guilty to possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. It was heard how officers in an unmarked car spotted Beckford involved in an altercation with another man on Above Bar Street on April 19. They searched him and discovered four tubs marked ‘Xanax’ filled with pills in his man bag, as well as £1,600 in cash.
Teen arrested as police stop and search 50 people at city stations A TEENAGER from Southampton was arrested after police stopped and searched 50 people at rail stations as part of a move against drug supply. The 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion to supply Class B drugs, and was one of 10 positive searches during the operation by Hampshire Constabulary and the British Transport Police. He was questioned by officers and released from custody, but remains under investigation while enquiries continue. The operation involved both plain clothed and uniformed officers, as well as dog teams, who patrolled stations across the city on Friday in a bid to tackle county lines networks . This involves drug dealers from other cities setting up local bases and exploiting local children.
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