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Porsche-stamped heroin found at dealer Stephen Wilkes' home in Goose Road, Chatham

By: Matt Ramsden mramsden@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 08:56, 25 July 2020

Updated: 09:07, 25 July 2020

Police found £300,000 of heroin hidden in a tub under the stairs of a drug dealer's home.

Officers searched Stephen Wilkes' property in Goose Road, Chatham, on March 12.

Stephen Wilkes has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after police discovered heroin worth more than £300,000 at his home in Goose Road, Chatham. Picture by Kent Police

Now the 29-year-old has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after admitting supplying heroin.

Maidstone Crown Court heard how the class A drugs had been stamped with the logo of the car manufacture Porsche.

Wilkes was later charged with possession of heroin with intent to supply and possession of cannabis.

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Investigating officer Detective Constable Mark Froome, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "This was a significant seizure of drugs that would have disrupted the drug supply network in the area.

The heroin worth more than £300,000 discovered in Goose Road, Chatham. Picture by Kent Police
The heroin worth more than £300,000 discovered in Goose Road, Chatham. Picture by Kent Police

"We will continue to target those intent on dealing in the death and misery of class A drugs and will not hesitate in putting those involved in drug supply before the courts."

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