A county line, class-A drug dealer from South East London has been jailed for four and a half years after being caught with more than £2,000 in cash.
Ta-Shan Thompson-Campbell, from Rotherhithe was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on July 27 for dealing heroin, cocaine and being in possession of criminal property.
The 24-year-old had been supplying the drugs in London and moving them to Kent, making 11 trips to Canterbury in a three-month period as part of his role within the criminal gang.
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It was discovered that Thompson-Campbell was sending bulk ‘marketing’ text messages from his phone to allure “vulnerable” customers to purchase the drugs from him.
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Earlier this year, on Friday, February 12, officers in Canterbury stopped a car that he was a passenger in and recovered the mobile phone used to run the drugs line, as well as more than £2,000 in cash.
During a search of the car, officers found the mobile phone, which he had tried to hide under the driver’s seat and had removed the battery from.
Officers recovered more than £1,400 cash from searching Thompson-Campbell and a further £900 from a white box in the driver’s door.
He pleaded guilty in court to three charges of being concerned in dealing heroin and cocaine and being in possession of criminal property.
Investigating officer detective constable at Kent Police, Jake Griffiths, said: “The investigation into the A1 organised group resulted in Thompson-Campbell being identified as playing a prominent role in supplying drugs around Canterbury.
“Networks like this ruin lives up and down the country, preying on those who are vulnerable, bringing other issues to a community such as anti-social behaviour.
“We will continue to disrupt and bring down those responsible for the groups and their criminal actions will never be tolerated.”
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