A 31-year-old Ipswich woman who was a runner for a county lines drug operation has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Connie Mayo was detained after a police officer suspected she was dealing drugs in West End Road, Ipswich in December 2019.

When she was searched a Kinder egg containing wraps of drugs was found between her legs, said Adam Norris, prosecuting.

Mayo of London Road, Ipswich, admitted possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply and was given a two-year prison sentence suspended for 18 months.

She was also given a 40-day rehabilitation activity programme and a 12-month drug rehabilitation requirement.

Sentencing Mayo, Recorder David Wilson said 26 wraps of cocaine and 11 wraps of heroin were found in her possession.

He said Mayo had been used as a drug runner by a county lines operation because of her local knowledge.

A hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act will take place later this year.

The court heard that Mayo was pregnant, and the offence was more than three years old.