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A drug dealer who ran a county line from Folkestone is now behind bars.
Teniola Olanipekun, 27, has been jailed for more than two years following an investigation by the County Lines and Gangs Team.
Officers, supported by Folkestone's Community Policing Team, carried out a search warrant at Bradstone Road, Folkestone on October 6 after receiving information the Zac county line was being run from the address.
Data analysis showed that a handset had been used to offer the sale of Class A drugs to known users in the Folkestone area.
Upon searching the property they found Olanipekun and the mobile phone identified as the handset used by the Zac county line.
Marketing messages for Class A drugs were found.
Officers also found uncut blocks of crack cocaine and heroin, with a street value of about £6,000, along with a quantity of cash.
Olanipekun, of Bird in Bush Road, Peckham, south London was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply (crack cocaine and heroin), two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possession of criminal property (money recovered from the property).
After pleading guilty at an earlier hearing, Olanipekun was jailed for 30 months at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday.
DC Jake Griffiths, from the County Lines and Drugs Team, said: "Drug dealers and the substances they sell are not welcome in Kent, and officers will continue to pursue these individuals and ensure they are brought before the courts.
"Dealers, like Olanipekun, actively target and take advantage of vulnerable people, using them to make an illicit profit.
"Members of the public are often invaluable in helping us tackle this activity.
"If you suspect dealers are operating in your area please call us on 101."
Throughout October, Kent Police arrested 22 county lines suspects.
County Line is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal networks involved in exporting illegal drugs into one or more importing areas within the UK, using dedicated mobile phone lines or other form of “deal line”.
They are likely to exploit children and vulnerable adults to move and store the drugs and money and they will often use coercion, intimidation, violence including sexual violence and weapons.
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