A love rat who fell into a downward spiral of drug dealing and addiction to Class A drugs after he got two women pregnant has been sentenced to four years in jail.

Former youth worker from Streatham Albert Alamu, 30, became hooked on cannabis and cocaine and started selling drugs on Wandsworth's streets when both women revealed they were carrying his children.

But just as Alamu was about to distribute ecstasy tablets on the Ashburton Estate, Putney, in December last year, the father-of-two was snared by quick-witted officers who found him hoarding a stash of 40 tablets.

After searching an address he had given to the police, another 87 tablets were recovered.

A jury found Alamu guilty on two counts of possession with intent to supply 127 ecstasy pills on July 12 at Kingston Crown Court. He also pleaded guilty to a further two counts of possession of Class A drugs at the same hearing.

Alamu was handed two four-year sentences at Kingston Crown Court last Wednesday week with both to be served at the same time.

The court heard how Alamu went to visit the Ashburton Estate, Tildesley Road, on December 28 last year.

Passing police stopped and searched Alamu after smelling cannabis on him as he sat in his parked car outside the estate. They then found him carrying 40 tablets in his jacket.

Recorder David Radcliffe said: "You intended to supply the tablets to customers on the estate."

Police also searched a Battersea address where one of his love interests and her child lived, and found the second stash of pills. During this search Alamu was also found with "a substantial amount of class A drugs in his underpants" intended for private use.

The court heard how Alamu, of Barcombe Avenue, Streatham Hill, started dealing and taking drugs when relationship problems took hold of his life.

He broke up with his then girlfriend, named in court as Kiola, and reignited another previous relationship with a second lady, known as Erica.

While rejecting Kiola's advances Erica became pregnant, followed soon after by Kiola. Kiola suffered a miscarriage in 2004 but Erica gave birth to Alamu's child who is now two-years-old.

Anthony Dunkles defending said: "Since then, that is when his problems started."

Sentencing Alamu, who is also a father to a nine-year-old, Mr Radcliffe said: "Those who seek to deal for profit in Class A drugs must be deterred by custodial sentence if they seek to do that voluntarily."