A drug dealer who sold crack cocaine and heroin for a county line in Folkestone has been jailed.

Demetri John-Lewis was identified as operating the 'CC' line in the town during a joint operation by Kent Police and the Metropolitan Police.

He was caught after officers identified messages being sent to drug users in town through January and February 2020.

Officers then identified the 29-year-old as being involved in the line, and stopped him while he was driving through Brockman Road on Saturday, March 3, 2020.

He was in possession of more than £1,000 in cash and the mobile phone used to operate the drugs line.

Further investigation also identified Joan Gorman as assisting in the operation of the line and the sale of drugs.

Gorman was arrested in Military Road, Hythe, the day after John-Lewis's arrest and she was charged with and later admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

"My team will continue to seek out drug dealers and bring them to justice"

John-Lewis, of Woodchester Square, Paddington, west London, was jailed for four years at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 1 March 2021.

Gorman, 42, of Marine Terrace, Folkestone, was given a two-year sentence, suspended for two years, at the same court on the same day.

Detective Constable Jake Griffiths said: "Kent Police is determined to disrupt and shut down county line activity at every turn and this investigation has resulted in another drug dealer being taken off the streets.

"As well as the impact on vulnerable people in our communities and their families, the sale of class A drugs leads to further crime and anti-social behaviour.

"My team will continue to seek out drug dealers and anyone else involved in organisations like this one and bring them to justice."

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