A drug dealer responsible for flooding the streets of a Lancashire town with heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed.

Robert Lloyd, 26, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for supplying drugs in Chorley, after heroin and crack cocaine with a street value of more than£22,000 were found in his house.

In March, police from the South Division target team detained and searched Lloyd after he was stopped on a road in Liverpool.

He was found to be in possession of a quantity of heroin and crack cocaine.

A subsequent search of his Waldgrave Road address, in the city, found further amounts of crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, along with more than £3,000 in cash, a quantity of cannabis and other drug paraphernalia.

The total street value of crack cocaine and heroin seized exceeded £22,000.

A spokesperson for the police said: "Further investigation found that Lloyd was responsible for the supply of drugs within Chorley."

On Friday, Lloyd appeared at Preston Crown Court and pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin, possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply cannabis.

He was sentenced to five and a half years in prison and a forfeiture order was made for the drugs and cash.

PC Edward Carroll, of Lancashire Constabulary’s South Division Target Team, said: “This is an excellent result for the community of Chorley and once again shows that the supply of controlled substances into the area by criminals from neighbouring counties will not be tolerated by the public or the police.

“We will continue to proactively target those committing organised crime in our area and will act on any information given to the police.”

If you have any information about organised or drug-related crime in your area you can contact police on 101 or attend Chorley Police Station and ask to speak to an officer.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.