A drug dealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin worth almost £65,000 into Swindon in less than two months has been jailed.
Kane Tommaso Townsend will be behind bars for the next two-and-a-half years after running a drugs line that brought 650 grams of Class A drugs into the town between November 2022 and February 2023.
The 25-year-old from Swindon pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and was sentenced in a hearing at Swindon Crown Court on Tuesday. He was also required to pay a victim surcharge of £228.
Wiltshire Police Fortitude Team officers investigated his drugs network and arrested him on February 3 with help from fellow officers and community intelligence.
Townesend had a mobile phone that was linked to local drugs lines. He pleaded guilty to the charges against him in March after being remanded in custody.
PC William Saunders of the Fortitude Team said: “This is a good sentence and takes a drug dealer off the streets of Swindon.
“This sends a clear signal that drugs will not be tolerated in Swindon or anywhere else in Wiltshire.
“The Fortitude Team will proactively seek out and take positive action on drugs lines that try and establish themselves in our communities.
“This in order to protect the most vulnerable in society with our goal of creating safer public spaces for all.”
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