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.
Some of the drug wraps seized by police (Image: Essex Police)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 cash taken from the raids (Image: Essex Police)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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