A drug dealer who posed for selfies while fanning cash from his crimes has been jailed for six years.

Jason Smith, 27, was arrested in Milton Regis High Street in October last year after being found with cannabis.

Officers then seized a large number of ecstasy tablets and a media player containing images of Smith posing with the proceeds of his crimes.

Smith, of Boxley Road, Maidstone, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court after being found guilty of possession with intent to supply a class A drug at an earlier hearing.

The court heard how approximately 1,500 ecstasy tablets with an estimated street value of up to £15,000 were seized from the High Street address.

Officers also found traces of amphetamine, ethylone and herbal cannabis.

Investigating officer Det Con Phil Pead said: "If there had been any doubts that Jason Smith was benefiting financially from the sale of class A drugs, they were erased by the photos he took of himself holding such large quantities of cash.

"He was clearly very pleased with himself and displayed little concern for the customers whose health he helped put at risk by supplying them with such a dangerous product. Hopefully he will ask himself if it was really worth it while he spends the next few years behind bars.

"We at Kent Police take the supply of illegal drugs very seriously and will do everything in our power to stamp out the supply networks that bring misery to people’s lives."