A DRUG dealer has been jailed for 34-months after she pleaded guilty to possessing crack cocaine and heroin, with intent to supply.

Sharon Anne Gould, 38, unemployed, of Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-Sea, was arrested on 30 April this year after prevention team officers in plain clothes saw her participating in a suspected drugs deal in the Cornwallis Gardens area.

She then went to nearby Clifton Court, where police entered and found her in possession of the Class A drugs, £800 cash, scales and drugs paraphernalia.

In addition to being jailed, Gould was ordered to pay a victim surcharge and to forfeit the cash, drugs and associated items.

After the case, PC Brett White said: "We continue to tackle drug-related harm to protect vulnerable people and make our community a safer place.

"While Gould, by her own admission, was addicted to drugs at the time she committed these crimes, it did not make her immune the prosecution. Class A drugs destroy people's lives and contribute heavily to acquisitive and violent crime being committed. The sentence imposed reflects the seriousness of the offences."

She was jailed at Hove Crown Court earlier this month.

Anyone seeing or suspecting drug-related offences is urged to report it to Sussex Police online or by phoning 101. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.