THREE naive drug dealers looking to bring crack and heroin onto the streets of West Swindon have been jailed.

Roilan Dunster, Channon Barclay and Michael Turner were sentenced yesterday after being caught throwing hundreds of wraps of cocaine and heroin out of a car window on Great Western Way in January.

Dunster, 24, of Mildmay Close, Barclay, 21, of Tintagel Close, and Turner, 20, of Wilmot Close, had been on bail on suspicion of similar offences when they were caught in Barclay’s Renault Megane.

Tessa Hingston, prosecuting, said: “The three of them first came to the attention of the police on October 16, 2013 when Mr Barclay was seen cycling and officers were suspicious he was engaged in the supply of Class A drugs. Mr Dunster challenged police and shouted at them, and they formed the view he was trying to distract them.

“On November 18, officers saw a Renault Megane at the entrance of Halfords by Spring Gardens. Because that area is where drug deals are known to take place, police approached the vehicle and stopped it.

“A wrap was found close to Mr Dunster, and that larger wrap was found to contain 22 smaller wraps of heroin, with a low street level purity.

“All three defendants having been present in the vehicle having been arrested, on January 15 this year the same vehicle was seen driving into Swindon on Great Western Way from the M4.

“Two officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but as it made its manoeuvre over the M4 roundabout, items were seen to be thrown out of the window of the vehicle.

“Afterwards police found 128 packages of crack cocaine weighing just over 23 grams, again with a low purity of 23 per cent, along with 52 packages of heroin, weighing 9.4 grams.”

Further searches revealed mobile phones with incriminating texts, cash, drug paraphernalia, and an unwrapped baseball bat.

Swindon Crown Court heard Dunster has nine previous convictions for 14 offences, including four years in a youth offenders institute for a violent robbery. Barclay has four previous convictions, while Turner had none.

Tony Bignall, defending Barclay, said they had begun dealing to fund debts as a result of their own habits.

“The reason Mr Barclay had a cannabis habit in the first place was he suffered from depression,” he said. “The medication he was prescribed made him feel sick, and unfortunately he turned to cannabis and found himself getting into debt. He is no longer taking cannabis.”

He added: “He was very foolish and naive, and now he is getting his desserts.”

Tristan Harwood, defending Dunster, said: “He presents as a bright young man who has stifled his aspirations. He got into debt with a drug dealer and had no choice but to begin dealing to pay off the debt. Anybody caught in the manner Dunster was is naive.”

Judge Tim Mousley QC, sentencing, said: “Custody is inevitable.”

Turner was jailed for three years, Dunster for three years and four months, and Barclay for three years and four months.