A man from Ilford has been given a six-year prison sentence after being discovered with Class A drugs and thousands of pounds in cash in a police raid.
Bob Kiskidi, of Bedford Road, Ilford, received his sentence at Basildon Crown Court on March 11 after police linked him to a county lines gang in south Essex.
He admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.
Det Sgt Rob Maile said: “We know all too well the issues drug dealing causes for law-abiding members of the community in Southend, which is why we work very hard as a team to tackle this issue.
“We are solely focussed on dismantling the gangs and operations which work to bring Class A drugs to towns like Southend.
“This was Kiskidi’s third conviction for drug dealing matters and he will rightly spend a considerable term behind bars for his offending.”
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Police linked the 24-year-old to the 'Top' line which was supplying Class A drugs to users between November 2022 and September 2023.
Officers discovered bulk marketing messages sent out from phones belonging to Kiskidi that were offering to sell users crack cocaine and heroin.
Their discovery led to a warrant being executed at addresses in Ilford and Westcliff on October 3, 2023.
The 24-year-old was found at the Ilford address with wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, £3,000 in cash and high-value shoes. He was subsequently arrested.
The Westcliff address contained wraps and a pack of suspected Class A drugs, £600 in cash and more devices with a list of numbers of Class A customers.
Police also found paraphernalia believed to have been used to prepare and store drugs.
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