A dealer who sold heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed for three years after admitting supplying Class A drugs.

Blessed Sithole, 29, of Gore Mews in Canterbury, was arrested in the city after a large quantity of cash and mobile phones carrying evidence of drug dealing were seized in a police raid on his home.

The messages on the devices referred to offering drug users "best of both" - a reference to heroin and crack cocaine.

The operation was carried out by Kent Police's County Lines and Gangs Team who also identified a blue BMW linked to Sithole and drug dealing.

But while on bail, Sithole obtained another hire car and phone, with a view to potential further dealing. He was arrested again in June and charged.

After pleading guilty to the charge, the drug dealer was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on last Wednesday.

Sithole is the latest offender to be jailed following work by the specialist police team.

"The number of arrests and charges shows our relentless work to shut down the networks which target vulnerable people in the county...."

Last month, its officers also made 42 arrests, secured 54 charges, and seized more than £15,000 in suspected criminal cash and 32 weapons.

After the sentencing, Det Ch Inspector Matthew Talboys said: "This proactive investigation shows how my officers seek out and arrest those who try to sell class A drugs on the streets of Kent.

"The number of arrests made, charges brought and sentences secured in October, which also included our work as part of County Lines Intensification Week, show our relentless work to shut down the networks which target vulnerable people in the county."