A HEROIN dealer caught 'red-handed' has been jailed for 30 months.

Jordan Easby was picked up by police while making a 'fairly basic' attempt at selling heroin, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Easby, who has been diagnosed with cancer of the throat while serving a separate prison sentence, appeared in court via videolink from Durham Prison.

The 26-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class A drug, was arrested in Stockton on April 23, 2019.

Easby, formerly of Ramsbury Avenue, Stockton, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison last year, the court heard.

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Rod Hunt, in mitigation, said throughout that sentence Easby has been locked in his cell 23 hours a day.

He said: "In reality he has been in lockdown throughout his sentence. The reality is that it has been tough but he is the author of his own misfortune."

Judge James Brown said: "You have pleaded guilty to a fairly basic attempt to sell Class A drugs and you were caught red-handed doing it."