Man jailed for supplying cocaine to Eastbourne

This week Kevin McCabe, 28 from Pershore Road in Kirkby, was sentenced to fours years and nine months in prison for his involvement in County Lines drug dealing in Sussex, Newcastle-Under-Lyne and Staffordshire.

Drugs from this ‘line’ were discovered in Eastbourne, police say.

McCabe pleaded guilty to 10 offences, including possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin, being concerned in offer of supply of cocaine and heroin alongside a number of driving offences and assault of an emergency worker.

In December last year Sussex Police said officers in Eastbourne developed intelligence about cocaine laced with Fentanyl being sold locally as part of a County Line system which McCabe turned out to be part of.

Merseyside officers from Project Medusa executed a warrant at an address in Kirkby on December 14. McCabe was arrested and officers also recovered quantities of cocaine and heroin from the property, said police.

Project Medusa uses different types of operational activity and tactics to effectively disrupt and bring down the County Lines Organised Crime Groups who are responsible for the widespread distribution of illegal drugs in other parts of the country.

Detective inspector Gary Stratton said, “The sentencing of Kevin McCabe shows our commitment to hit the criminals involved in these County Lines hard.

“Project Medusa is committed to the relentless in pursuit of criminals who are intent on causing harm in our communities through the sale of illicit drugs in other parts of the country.

“We will work with police forces and authorities across the country to make sure there is no safe place for such criminals to hide.”

Anyone with any information about drug dealing can contact the police online.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.