A LONDON drug dealer who clocked up almost 3,000 miles in three weeks travelling to Swindon to ply his life-destroying trade has had his jail term cut by top judges on appeal.

Oliver Joseph Sulal, 32, from Cowden Street, Bellingham, south London, was caught 'street dealing' by a plain-clothes police officer on May 8 last year.

The officer noticed six or seven men who looked liked users exiting an alleyway in Swindon's Kingshill area - which is 'known for drug dealing'.

Sulal was spotted further down the alleyway and arrested after a chase, Mr Justice King told London's Appeal Court.

A total of 75 wraps of cocaine and heroin were found in the alleyway.

Sulal had hired a car in April and drove 2,800 miles in just 21 days - including 12 trips to Swindon, the court heard.

He was caged for four-and-a-half years at Swindon Crown Court on February 4 after he admitted four counts of having heroin and cocaine with intent to supply.

The judge who jailed him said: "It is perfectly clear you knew the damage Class A drugs do."

Sulal's previous convictions included cannabis possession and robbery, the court heard.

He had been working for a traffic management company but told a probation officer he had peddled narcotics as he was 'in debt' to his own dealer.

Franco Tizzano, for Sulal, argued his jail term was far too tough and ought to be cut.

"This was not his drug supply business, he was being directed by somebody else," the barrister said.

Mr Justice King said the judge who jailed Sulal was 'fully entitled to reach the conclusion he did in terms of the role he played.'

He was a 'full-on drug dealer running drugs from London down to Swindon', he added.

But the judge, who was sitting with Lord Justice Hamblen and Judge John Bevan QC, agreed Sulal's jail term was too long.

In the light of sentencing guidelines, the court reduced the term to three years and eight months.