Two county lines drug dealers from Welwyn Garden City have been jailed for more than five years after selling cocaine and heroin across Hertfordshire.
Kimberley Davis, 33, and Shane Anderson, 41, both of Lincoln Close, were sentenced at St Albans Crown Court last Wednesday, having pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs between January and July 2022.
Davies was sentenced to two years behind bars, while Anderson was jailed for three years and nine months.
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The pair came to the police's attention after enquiries by the Metropolitan Police revealed a county line was being run from their address.
A warrant was executed at the property on July 21, 2022, and the pair were arrested. A phone was located, as well as drug paraphernalia and evidence of drug dealing.
"This is a great result and I’m pleased the pair are now facing the consequences of being involved in drug supply," said Detective Constable Ellie Cowling, who led the case.
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"We were able to prove to the courts that their offending had escalated significantly, from minor drug use, to running a full-scale class A supply line.
"Drugs and the violent criminality often associated with them destroys lives and causes misery and fear among local communities; we will not stop our relentless pursuit of those involved."
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