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Two drug dealers have been jailed after they were caught travelling from the capital into Kent to supply crack cocaine.
Frankie Grant-Kendall and Nahian Ahmed were arrested following a police pursuit in Luton Road, Chatham in March.
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Officers became suspicious of a car they were travelling in Castle Road, Chatham on Monday, March 25.
Intelligence reports indicated that the vehicle was involved in drug dealing and officers asked the driver to stop.
Instead Grant-Kendall sped away, ignoring a red traffic light, before turning onto Luton Road.
The car was then driven the wrong way around a traffic island and collided with an oncoming car.
Police boxed in the car and arrested the driver, who was seen swallowing a package, and Ahmed who was in the front passenger seat.
Messages found on mobile phones seized from both defendants revealed they were actively involved in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin across Medway.
Grant-Kendall, 20 of Stepney Green, admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and dangerous driving.
He was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Maidstone Crown Court today for the offence which took place in Kent, and a further two-and-a-half years for an unrelated offence committed in London.
His car was also forfeited.
Ahmed, 21, also of Stepney Green, denied being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine but was found guilty following a trial, also held at Maidstone Crown Court.
He was jailed for three years and four months.
Detective constable Terry Hanlon, the investigating officer on the case, said: "Both defendants travelled to Medway for the sole purpose of supplying crack cocaine.
"Grant-Kendall’s bad character is further evidenced by his willingness to endanger other road users in an attempt to evade justice.
"This case should serve as a reminder to anyone seeking to supply drugs in Medway, or anywhere else in Kent, that we have officers on regular patrols who will not hesitate to apprehend anyone they suspect is supplying drugs."
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