A DRUG dealer was caught with £15,000 in street value of ketamine, cocaine, and ecstasy at Reading Festival this year.

Frederick Khan was taken to a separate area of the popular music event on August 26 this year after being caught selling Class A and Class B drugs.

He was caught with a large quantity of drugs in his tent as well as about £8,000 in cash.

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At Reading Crown Court on Friday (December 15), Judge Joanna Matson sentenced him to 20 months in jail, suspended for two years.

She said: “This was at Reading Festival and there is such a large amount of people who attend and a lot of people were put at risk.”

Opening the case, prosecutor Shaan Sethi said the 24-year-old was searched on the Saturday of the event after security suspected there was ‘suspicious’ activity around two tents.

CCTV at the event also caught drug deals in the area, including Khan being involved.

Police attended and searched Khan. In his tent, 50 MDMA pills were found along with ketamine, cocaine, mobile phones, and sandwich bags.

A trowel with mud on it was also found, suggesting some of the drugs had been buried.

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Khan’s address in Cherry Blossom Close, London, was also searched and a small amount of cannabis and cocaine was found along with drug paraphernalia.

He was arrested and pleaded guilty to all three offences at Reading Magistrates Court on August 28 this year.

The court heard that Khan had a ‘lesser role’ in the operation but ‘must have had an understanding of the scale’ of the operation.

References were provided to the court on Khan’s behalf and his father attended the sentencing hearing in his support.

While sentencing, Judge Matson said she considers his immaturity though young age and his lack of influence in the chain of the campaign as mitigating factors.

She said: “It is such a drastic impact on our society, it leads to crime, it leads to death. I accept your remorse is genuine and you have been taking steps to address your offending behaviour.

“I can’t emphasise how dangerous it is dealing Class A drugs.”

As well as the suspended sentence, Khan also received 120 hours of unpaid work and a drug rehabilitation activity requirement, including needing to take drug tests.

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He must also pay £425 in court costs and a £187 victim surcharge.

A forfeiture and destruction order was made for the drugs and the drug paraphernalia.