A county lines drug dealer who sold heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed after police found phones, cash and knives during a search.

Connor Gibbs was arrested after police received information suggesting he was using a property near Radnor Park in Folkestone as a base to deal drugs in May and June.

They carried out a warrant at the address in July and seized two phones, £900 in cash, scales and two knives.

Gibbs was arrested and examination of the phones found messages offering Class A drugs to users from the 'Reds' county line.

The 24-year-old was charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and admitted the charges at Folkestone Magistrates' Court the day after his arrest.

He was sentenced to three years and eight months at Canterbury Crown Court last Monday.

DC Karl Shonhard, of Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team, said: "Drug dealing networks like the one Gibbs was a member of bring knock-on crime, anti-social behaviour and misery to the areas where they traffic drugs.

"The speed at which Kent Police is tracing and shutting down these groups sends out a clear message: If you get involved in drug dealing you will soon end up in prison."