A 17-year-old suspected dealer from Gravesend is facing jail, after 17 drug ring members were locked up for a total of 41 years.

The group of Dover and Deal residents, ranging from 17 to 47-years-old, were all sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday (Aug 21).

They were just some of the 24 people arrested in May, after carefully-concealed wraps of crack cocaine and heroin were discovered in police raids involving 100 officers.

Detective Sergeant Lopa McDermot said: "Not only have these sentences taken out some major players in what was an extensive drugs ring - they also send out a clear message that illegal substances will not be tolerated in Kent.

"Officers have painstakingly gathered evidence which left these offenders no choice but to admit their guilt.

"The warrants saw a quantity of drugs seized which were bound for the streets of Kent."

The un-named teenager will be sentenced on September 14.

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