Two drug dealers who supplied Thanet's streets with illegal substances worth £65,000 are now behind bars following a sting by Kent Police.

Lemar Kelliot-Campbell, 19, was sentenced to two years in prison when he appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday 19 May.

Kelliott-Campbell, of Wilson Street, Bristol, pleaded guilty to three charges of possession with intent to supply heroin and three charges of possession with intent to supply cocaine.

Stephen Byrne, 30, of Dalby Square, Cliftonville, was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Wednesday, May 13, after he was found guilty of being concerned in the supply of cannabis and a charge of supplying cannabis.

Their arrests took place in November when 17 warrants were carried out at addresses in Margate. Cocaine, heroin and cannabis, estimated at around £65,000 were seized by officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

The operation was the culmination of months of intelligence work. A number of suspects were arrested in connection with the investigation.

Ten people have already been convicted for drugs offences at previous hearings, including a 47 year-old woman, a 21 year-old man and a 19 year-old woman, a 31-year old man; a 42-year old man, an 18-year old man, a 28-year old man, a 25-year old man, an 18-year old man, and a 17-year old boy.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Nathan Scamp of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said: "These most recent sentences represent the culmination of a long running investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Unit of Kent Police. We successfully sought to target the supply of Class A drugs in the Margate area and I hope that the sentences imposed on all defendants will serve as a message to those who seek to engage in this illegal activity.

"Neither the local residents, nor Kent Police, will stand for illegal drugs being sold on the streets of Margate."