A dealer coordinating a county line network has been jailed after officers found £2,000 and cocaine at his home.

Bilaal Farah, from London, supplied others with class A drugs to distribute throughout Medway.

The ‘Monty’ line was controlled by the 22-year-old and sent multiple texts offering heroin and crack cocaine for sale between January and April last year.

Farah directed others to deliver the drugs and on April 9 two men were arrested in Chatham with 130 wraps of crack cocaine and 75 deals of heroin.

Detectives from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team proved from examination of their mobile phones that the two men had been working for Farah when they were detained.

On May 20, a search warrant was executed at Farah’s home address in Mulgrave Road, Woolwich, Greater London.

He was not present and 43 wraps of cocaine were seized from underneath some clothing in a wardrobe.

When the wraps were analysed investigators recovered Farah’s DNA. On February 18, he was tracked down and arrested at an address in south east London. Officers also seized £2,000 in cash.

Bilaal was later charged with possessing crack cocaine with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, as well as possessing criminal property.

He pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court and last Friday the 22-year-old was sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment.

Investigating officer, PC Ben Shove, said: "Farah had a significant role in the co-ordination of class A drug supply and it was apparent he had people working for him on the street.

"He will have felt invulnerable as he was not meeting drug users in person but his confidence was misplaced.

"Investigators were able to track him down through his phone contacts and he is now, quite rightly, behind bars."