A drug dealer was foiled after stashing cocaine in his vape, giving a false name and pretending to be Greek.
Officers stopped a Ford Fiesta in Calverley Road in Tunbridge Wells which they suspected was involved in the supply of drugs.
The driver, Kenado Boja, appeared nervous as he produced a Greek identify card while explaining he was moving the car for a friend.
He was detained for a drug search and cocaine was recovered from inside a vape, along with two other bags of cocaine inside the vehicle, and two mobile phones.
The 21-year-old was arrested the same day (February 2) and admitted to giving false details once in custody.
The confiscated cocaine was found to have a street value of £500, while a search at an address linked to Boja revealed about 50 wraps of cocaine, worth up to £2,700. Digital scales and £613 cash was also seized.
Boja, of Great Western Road, Isleworth in London, was charged and pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to possessing cocaine with intent to supply and possession of an identity document with intent.
On Tuesday, October 15, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and will forfeit the seized cash and Ford Fiesta.
Investigating officer, PC Taiya Patching, said: “Dealers who travel to west Kent to deal class A drugs are easily spotted by the local officers, after which it is only a matter of time before they are arrested.
“This particular offender sought to give a false name, but the constables quickly saw through his deception.
“They also tracked down a temporary address he was using in Tunbridge Wells and a considerable number of cocaine deals were located along with the cash he had made from his criminal enterprise.
“He has now lost the profit he made as well as his car and, quite rightly, is starting a prison sentence.”
