A drug dealer has been jailed after police discovered a magnetic box full of cocaine hidden in a car.

Dimitar Atanasov pleaded guilty after constables found 13 wraps of the drug after stopping his vehicle in Tunbridge Wells.

On Friday, May 19, officers from the town’s community policing team were on patrol when they saw a car they suspected was being used in the supply of the class A drug.

The vehicle was stopped and after speaking to the driver, Dimitar Atanasov, a search was completed under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

The constables located a magnetic box fixed under the driver’s seat which contained 13 wraps of cocaine. They also seized £455 in cash and Atanasov was arrested.

He was later charged with possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.

The dealer pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court and on Wednesday, August 23, the 41-year-old was sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment.

Detective constable Katie Gregory, of West Kent CID, said: “Another visiting drug dealer has been brought to justice by the local officers of Tunbridge Wells.

“Our message to those who seek to supply cocaine in west Kent is clear; whatever methods you use to ply your evil trade, it is certain you will be tracked down, placed before the courts and jailed.”