A DRUG dealer caught with thousands of pounds worth of speed has been jailed.

David Holland, of no fixed abode, had already been convicted of the single count of possession with intent to supply amphetamines.

Oxford Crown Court heard at his sentencing yesterday that the 48-year old was first caught when officers searched an address at Chandos Close, Banbury, on March 29 this year.

On searching Holland they found 216g of the drug, commonly sold as speed, which investigators said could fetch about £1,700 on the street.

Mobile phones were also taken with numerous drug-related messages asking for ‘go-go’, ‘a 20 of tick’ and ‘a quart of fast’, said to be references to speed.

He was also found with £820 in cash.

At the sentencing, prosecutors also said that Holland was a ‘seasoned’ offender with a total of 41 convictions for 101 offences.

He was also out on bail at the time for a charge of robbery, for which he was later convicted and jailed for five years, a sentence he is now serving.

In mitigation, Gordana Austin said that her client had been dealing drugs to fund his own habit and that he had since taken on a number of courses while in prison including the Resolve programme aimed at giving up drink and drugs.

Deciding sentence, Judge Ian Pringle QC said: “I see no reason why this sentence should not be consecutive to the sentence you are currently serving.”

Holland was given a 14-month prison term which will run consecutive to his five-year sentence he is currently serving for robbery.