Two dealers who ran a drugs phone line called Pokey have been jailed for a total of more than nine years.
Ibrahim Ali, aged 20, and Eric Kalauz, 26, supplied class A drugs including heroin and cocaine to users in Brighton and Bognor.
Evidence from phones seized from both men showed their links to operating the Pokey line by sending bulk advertising messages and promotional offers.
Both men appeared for sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday 2 October.
Ali, of Weald Lane, Harrow, was jailed for five years and three months after being found guilty of being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.
Kalauz, of London Road, Havering, was jailed for four years and one month after he admitted the same two charges.
The court heard how the offences in Sussex came to light in November last year after a drugs line was identified offering the class A drugs for sale.
After an investigation, Ali and Kalauz’s links to the supply were revealed and both men were arrested in London.
After the men were jailed, Detective Inspector Gary Jacobs said: “Our investigation showed the significant drugs operation being operated by these men.
“The group operating the Pokey line was supplying class A drugs which cause so much harm in our communities.
“We are pleased that this line has been shut down and they will both serve significant custodial sentences.”
From pokey to chokey.
So they’ll be put in a couple of years? Home grown scum or imported? If the latter, get rid of them.
So they’ll be out in a couple of years? Home grown scum or imported? If the latter, get rid of them.