A DRUG dealer who used trains to supply heroin and cocaine has been jailed.

Robert Conna Crozier, from Crawley, was spotted using a burner-style phone by plain-clothed officers at London Waterloo station in December 2021.

The officers approached him and later launched an investigation into the phone’s communication data which discovered broadcast messages being sent to mass recipients offering the sale of drugs.

The messages said: “Four for 20 Levi” and “new and better don’t miss out”.

Suspecting the 24-year-old was selling drugs for the "Levi" county line, officers executed a warrant at his home address on March 9 this year.

Seizures from his address included heroin, cocaine, cash, a burner-style phone and equipment used to cut and weigh drugs.

He was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in Class A drug supply and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, before being taken to police custody for questioning.

In a police interview, he responded “no comment” to all questions put to him.

Crozier, and of Aintree Road, Crawley, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, possession with intent to supply heroin and possession with intent to supply cocaine.

At Lewes Crown Court, he was sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment.

He was also ordered to pay costs totalling £190.

Detective Superintendent Gareth Williams said: “Our dedicated teams patrol the railway every day to intercept drug suppliers like Crozier, who use it to peddle their harmful commodities between locations.

“We can pop up anywhere on the network, in uniform or plain clothes, constantly varying our tactics, including the use of drug detection dogs and behaviour detection experts.

“Whether you see us or not, we’re on trains and at stations across the UK tackling drug supply wherever it occurs, keeping vulnerable people safe and putting offenders behind bars.”