A pair of drug dealers were found to have drugs and cash stashed on them after being stopped by cops - who saw a gang chasing a man while out on patrol. Officers spotted Harley Tucker , who was armed with a machete, and Carl Burton tailing the man and gave chase. Tucker threw a balaclava away during the pursuit. But officers caught up with the teenager and discovered Pregabalin tablets and cannabis. A strip search later revealed more Pregabalin tablets stashed in his boxer shorts. Text messages on the 18-year-old's phone showed details of his latest drug deals. When Burton was caught, he told the police: "I have some gas in my pocket." He had incapacitant spray and his coat pockets contained £1,750 worth of cocaine on the day in question, October 5, 2024, Teesside Live reports. The patrolling police officers had seen a group of five or six men chase another man through the streets of Stockton, County Durham. Burton had been arrested months earlier, after he sped away from the police in a black Vauxhall Astra, on August 20, last year. Teesside Crown Court has heard that he had no lights on, when police tried to stop him, but that he drove down Grays Road in Stockton. A car mounted the pavement to avoid crashing into Burton, as he went around a roundabout the wrong way. When he was stopped, police found a machete on the passenger seat and tests revealed he had taken cocaine and cannabis. On Thursday, the court heard that Tucker had been released on bail for his drug dealing, when police spotted him behind the wheel. He was driving a Volkswagen Golf, on March 27. He was disqualified from driving at the time. In his tracksuit pockets, Tucker had stashed a balaclava and £500 in cash. He had two knives; £1,400 worth of cocaine and three phones on him. A strip search revealed more cash stuffed in his socks and Pregabalin down his boxer shorts. Burton, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to a string of offences at earlier hearing. He admitted: Tucker, of Cheshire Road in Norton, Stockton, pleaded guilty to: Both men appeared in court on video link from Holme House Prison . Mitigating for Burton, Dan Wilberforce told the court that his client has a drug addiction, depression and anxiety, "and he suspects he has ADHD". "He grew up in an unstable environment, where his sister looked after him and his dad was an alcoholic. He attended a specialist school because of his behavioural issues ," Mr Wilberforce. He stated that Burton had told him that this was the first time he had sold drugs and that every time he leaves prison, "he is released onto the streets. He is banned from staying with his sister because he is a drug user and she has children. Mitigating for Tucker, Gary Wood told the court that his client was previously a victim of modern slavery "although he doesn't view himself as being exploited." Mr Wood said that Tucker struggles with drug addiction and anger management. Judge Richard Bennett jailed Burton for 54-months; Tucker was locked up for 30-months.