HEROIN worth £1,300 and nearly £6,000 cash were seized by police who forced their way into a Worcester flat.

Also found was a radio scanner tuned to a police frequency and materials to wrap up drug deals, the jury at Worcester Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Jonathan Challinor said alleged drug dealer Bruce Baylis - who tried to stop officers getting in - had gone on the run and was still missing.

But also arrested at the premises in Avon Road on November 22, 2000 was the tenant Philip Jones.

Jones, aged 37, denies aiding and abetting Baylis to possess heroin with intent to supply.

Baylis used the defendant's home as a base to peddle drugs to the public, claimed Mr Challinor.

He tried to shut the door as police arrived, but they forced entry and struggled with Baylis.

Heroin weighing 13.5g and £5,990 cash in plastic bags were recovered. The radio scanner was still switched on and tuned in "to keep tabs on police in the vicinity".

Traces of heroin were on a mirror. A knife to cut up the drug, magazine strips to wrap £10 deals, cling film and tin foil were also seized.

"It is perfectly plain the heroin was not for their own use. The intention was to supply it in deals on the street," Mr Challinor told the court.

"In order to deal you need security, people who don't run to the police or talk carelessly in pubs or clubs.

"The defendant was in control of the flat. It is inconceivable that Baylis could have carried out his drug dealing without his positive assistance."

Jones insisted in a police interview that he was innocent of any drug dealing activity. He had gone out shopping on the day of the raid, returning to talk to Baylis in his room.

Mr Challinor said he distanced himself from any of the items seized, maintaining that they had nothing to do with him.

The trial continues.