A drug dealer who invited the police into his home to view his heroin and crack cocaine supplying operation has been spared an immediate prison sentence.

Christopher Puckrin told the officers: “You had better come in,” when they knocked on his door to ask about his connection to a previous drugs stash seized in Bradford.

Puckrin, 33, showed the police more than £2,000 worth of class A drugs stored at his address in Ranelagh Avenue, Ravescliffe, Bradford, along with scales, plastic bags and bag corner cut-offs used to wrap individual deals.

Puckrin pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to supply on August 16, 2017, and possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply on June 7 last year.

Prosecutor Gareth Henderson-Moore told Bradford Crown Court on Friday that Puckrin’s DNA was found on a pouch of heroin seized in an earlier drugs search.

When the police went to ask him about it, he invited them in and directed them to the class A drugs at his address.

The court heard that the officers were not armed with a search warrant and Puckrin was not under arrest when he showed them the £345 of heroin and £1,747 worth of crack cocaine, which was in his bedroom at the property.

“These drugs were clearly intended for distribution at street level, given the paraphernalia that was seized,” Mr Henderson-Moore said.

Puckrin told his probation officer he had run up a significant drug debt.

The court heard that he was under great pressure to deal.

His barrister, Angus MacDonald, told the court that Puckrin was no longer addicted to cocaine and he was very anxious to accept professional help to stay off drugs.

He had invited the police into his home and volunteered that he had the drugs.

Puckrin’s vulnerability was outlined in a psychiatric report prepared for the hearing, Mr MacDonald said.

Judge Colin Burn sentenced him to two years imprisonment, suspended for two years, with a six month electronically monitored curfew order.

Puckrin must also complete a 30 day rehabilitation activity requirement with the probation service.

The judge said it was an unusual case in which Puckrin showed the police the drugs being prepared for distribution.

He had no previous convictions for similar offences.

He was also prone to both mental and physical ill health problems, the court heard.

“You had been led into a situation where you felt the only way out was to help other extremely unpleasant people in pumping out drugs,” Judge Burn said.