A pair of Gravesend dealers have been jailed after officers seized 5,000 vials of steroids and street drugs worth more than £60,000. 

Officers stopped an uninsured car on Lennox Road while completing vehicle checks on March 3, 2021, driven by 35-year-old Mateusz Kron.

Suspecting he was involved in the supply of drugs, they carried out a search of his vehicle, finding a bag of cannabis.

After arresting Kron, officers visited a house on Vigilant Way that he gave as his home address.

On arrival they detained Pawel Wierzbicki, 42, who attempted to run from the rear of the premises.

A search of the address led to the seizure of boxes containing around 5,000 glass vials of steroids, quantities of cocaine and approximately £16,000 in cash.

Enquiries led to searches at two further Gravesend addresses, where more vials of steroids were seized, along with black sacks containing cannabis and quantities of cocaine, MDMA and amphetamine.

The seized drugs were later analysed. The steroids were found to have an estimated street value of £130,972, while the other drugs had a total value of £61,705.

Wierzbicki and Kron, both of Vigilant Way, Gravesend, were later charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

Wierzbicki was also charged with possessing steroids with intent to supply and Kron received charges for possessing cannabis with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of MDMA, being concerned in the supply of amphetamine and driving a car without insurance.

They pair pleaded guilty to the indictments and Kron was jailed for four years and Wierzbicki received two years and six months’ imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court.

Officer in the case, PC Scott Spedding, said: "This pair of drug dealers were undoubtedly making a considerable profit from their criminal activities.

"They have been supplying an assortment of drugs and in doing so, will have ruined the lives of vulnerable users and their families.

"Their arrests followed a proactive check on an uninsured car by alert officers. "Investigators then diligently gathered the evidence to secure these convictions.

"We will of course be seeking to confiscate the cash seized during searches under the Proceeds of Crime Act."

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