A drug dealer who was part of a group that used a teenage boy to move drugs has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Sean Musgrave was part of a drug gang called 'Tony' in Ashford and booked hotel rooms which police linked to the use of the boy for drug trafficking.

The teenager, from outside the county, was being used by the group to move drugs to a property believed to have been 'cuckooed'.

Officers went to the property on January 20 and found wraps of heroin, a phone used to arrange drug deals and a quantity of cash.

Musgrove was tracked down and arrested on February 6, and police found a knife and a baseball bat at his home.

The 34-year-old pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin, possession of a knife and possession of an offensive weapon was was sentenced to three years and two months in prison.

Detective Robert Goodban, of the County Line and Gangs Team, said: "This case shows how county line gangs exploit the young and the vulnerable to cash in on the plight of drug users in our communities.

"The weapons found at Musgrave's home show the threat of violence that so often lies behind these groups' activities and that is why we are determined to keep arresting drug dealers and shutting down their networks."