Two men jailed for supplying drugs in Ashford
Two drug dealers have been jailed and their supply to Ashford dismantled
Two drug dealers have been jailed for being involved in the supply of class A drugs across Ashford.
Kent Police say they found large quantities of cocaine and heroin, as well as a number of burner phones linked to Kriston Marshall and Charlie Bright.
Marshall, 31, and Bright, 23, were consequently arrested for being involved in the supply of class A drugs.
A later examination of the confiscated mobile phones identified coded communications between Marshall and consumers, relating to drugs orders.
The network mainly served Ashford but stretched to Canterbury and as far as London.
On 18 October 2023, Marshall, of Arlington, Ashford, was charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and being concerned in the supply of heroin.
Bright, of Nine Acres, Ashford, was charged with possession with the intent to supply heroin and possession with the intent to supply cocaine.
Marshall and Bright were sentenced to five years and six months’ and three years and two months' imprisonment respectively, following a trial at Maidstone Crown Court.
Investigating officer, PC Samantha Ward, said:
"Marshall and Bright ran an extensive drug supply network that took advantage of drug users, all to fund their own lifestyle.‘It remains a force priority to dismantle county lines.
"We remain alert to new evidence, including phone numbers and text messages, so as to quickly apprehend perpetrators of drugs-related crimes and bring them swiftly to justice."