A suspected drug dealer has been charged following a police county lines operation.

Fabian Paulo was arrested after police stopped a car in Folkestone on Monday.

Officers found and seized a quantity of heroin and around £1,000 in cash following the stop in Blackbull Road.

Paulo, of no fixed abode, has since been charged with possession of heroin with intent to supply and possession of criminal property.

The 25-year-old has also been charged with possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply in relation to a warrant carried out in Folkestone on Saturday May 11, 2019.

Mr Paulo appeared before Medway Magistrates' Court yesterday and was remanded in custody.

He is due to appear in court next on Monday August 24.

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