A pair of drug dealers who made profits of around half a million each from their crimes have been ordered to hand over cash totalling more than £93,000.

In two separate hearings at Maidstone Crown Court, two criminals known to be part of the same organisation were convicted of large-scale drug supply offences and were ordered to cough up some of what they made.

Last Monday, a confiscation order was granted against 30-year-old Aaron Duff.

Investigators proved he had profited from his crimes to a value of more than £400,000 and had cash available totalling £26,366.

This included £4,190 that had been seized by the police with the rest being frozen in bank accounts.

He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment on January 19 for conspiracy to supply cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and acquiring criminal property.

Duff, of Penns Yard, Pembury, was given three months to pay the available amount or serve a further year in prison.

In a previous hearing on November 29, Nathaniel Green, aged 37, was also required to give up cash and assets.

Investigators produced evidence he had profited from his crimes to a value of more than half a million pounds.

Officers had seized £34,425 in cash and investigators identified he had further available assets that had been acquired through crime.

Green was sentenced on January 20 to 10 years and three months’ imprisonment, for conspiracy to supply cocaine, cannabis and amphetamine.

Green, of Settington Avenue, Chatham, has three months to pay a total of £66,756 or serve a further nine months in prison.

Detective Inspector David Godfrey said: "The court has identified the significant amounts these men have made through crime.

"Notwithstanding any cash or assets confiscated in the short term, our investigators will continue to pursue them, even after they are released from prison, until the full profits have been repaid under the Proceeds of Crime Act."

Financial investigators from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate used legislation available under the Proceeds of Crime Act to apply for the confiscation of cash and assets from both defendants.