Chatham drug dealers jailed as police target 200 County Lines suspects
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Updated: 20:32, 12 January 2021
Two Chatham drug dealers who were jailed were among more than 200 County Lines suspects arrested by police.
Since April the County Line and Gang Team arrested 244 suspected county line drug dealers, executed 151 search warrants and seized £156,956 in cash, as well as safeguarding victims of cuckooing - where dealers take over the home of a vulnerable person.
Matthew Bray has been jailed
Police say drug dealers targeted by specialist ofÂficers were handed prison sentences of more than 135 years between April and December 2020, while in December sentences totalling more than 14 years were given to offenders.
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Damage to mailbox reported at 7:40 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Frazier Drive.
Theft of makeup and over-the-counter medications reported at 7:14 p.m. Sunday at CVS Pharmacy, 1802 S. Horner Blvd.
Theft of beer reported at 10:44 a.m. Sunday at Piggly Wiggly, 2412 S. Horner Blvd.
Theft of water and cigarettes reported at 4:09 a.m. Sunday at Circle K, 2206 Jefferson Davis Highway.
Brianna Marie Smith, 22, of 241 Lee Loop Road, Cameron, was cited at 12:52 a.m. Sunday at Walmart on a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting.
Theft of a green 2001 Ford Ranger pickup truck, NC license plate HEE 3075, reported at 12:45 a.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of Watson Avenue.