A county lines dealer has been handed a prison sentence as police continue to tackle drug supply in Dover.

Showayne Thompson, 24, of Chichele Road, London, was arrested on April, 14 this year.

Following examination of his phone which linked him to a county lines drug dealing network operating in Dover , he was charged with drug supply offences.

He appeared before Canterbury Crown Court on July 21 and admitted three counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

He was sentenced on Wednesday to three years and two months.

DC Glenn Blanchard of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said: "This sentence sends out the message that significant sentences await those who prey on the vulnerable in Kent.

"We will continue to clamp down on the county lines groups who sow misery in our communities by arresting anyone we suspect of involvement and seeking their prosecution."

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