Three men from Bracknell have been sentenced, and two jailed, for drug offences.
Kyle Arrindell, aged 20, of Swaledale, Bracknell, was sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty two counts of possession with intent to supply a class A drug, namely cocaine and heroin in a hearing at Reading Crown Court on Friday (17/10).
Joseph Owusu, aged 24, of the Braccans, Bracknell, was also sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a class A drug, namely cocaine, one count of possession with intent to supply a class B drug, namely cannabis and one count of possession of criminal property.
Joseph Kadzidlo, aged 19, of Garth Square, Bracknell, was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and attend a rehabilitation course after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of a class b drug, namely cannabis.
On Monday, March 31 2025, officers were on patrol in South Hill Park, where the three men were stop searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Seven bags of cannabis, £220 in cash and multiple phones were found, which led to the arrest of Arrindell, Owusu and Kadzidlo.
After being taken to custody, the trio were strip-searched. Arrindell was found with 43 wraps of crack cocaine and 11 wraps of heroin hidden in his underwear.
Subsequently, searches under Section 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act were carried out on their home addresses and vehicles.
In Owusu’s car, nine bags of cocaine were found. At his home address, ten phones, 30 sim cards and £1,750 in cash was discovered.
Officers attending Arrindell’s address seized seven wraps of heroin and crack cocaine. At Kadzidlo’s property, £540 cash and a phone was seized.
The phones were downloaded and displayed strong evidence of drug supply.
The trio were charged a day later on Tuesday 1 April and pleaded guilty to the offences at Reading Crown Court on Friday (17/10).
Investigating officer, PC Amy Knowles, of the Berkshire East Proactive Team, said: “We are pleased that the courts have sentenced Owusu, Kadzidlo and Arrindell for these offences.
The sentences reflect the detrimental impact their involvement in drug supply has on the community.
“The strong evidence we presented the courts left the defendants no choice but to plead guilty.
“We will work proactively to identify people involved in drug supply and look to charge and remand them for such offences like in this case.
“We remain focused on tackling drug supply in our local area and ask for any information members of the community have to be reported to us to allow us to continue this”
