A man has been jailed after cops caught him with drugs on three separate occasions.
Jamie Kershaw committed the offences over a 23-month period, between October 2019 and September 2021, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Police initially carried out a warrant at Kershaw's then-home in Sheffield Road, Hyde, on October 3 2019.
Kershaw was 18 at the time and officers found snap bags of cannabis under his bed, along with a yellow plastic egg containing snap bags of cocaine.
A safe was also found, containing cash, digital scales, cannabis, several snap bags of cocaine and empty snap bags.
While on bail for that offence, on October 19, police stopped Kershaw's car in Canterbury Street, Ashton-under-Lyne.
A black mobile phone and more snap bags of cannabis were found in the car's glove compartment.
Almost two years later, Kershaw, now 20, was arrested at his home in King Street, Dukinfield, after breaching his bail conditions.
Another search of his home led police to find 33 snap bags of cannabis.
Kershaw was convicted of three counts of being in possession of a controlled drug and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a Young Offender Institution.
Investigating officer, PC Danny Metcalfe of GMP Tameside's Challenger Unit said: "I am pleased to see another drug dealer taken off the streets of Tameside.
"This has been a long and drawn out investigation, but has ended with a great result, with Kershaw receiving a custodial sentence.
"Drugs can have a huge impact on the lives of so many, and we will continue to do what we can to bring those involved in the supply of illegal drugs to justice."
