A MAN has been jailed after 7kg of cocaine, 2kg of heroin and £300,000 cash were seized in police raids.

Tonderai Magaya was arrested on May 4 at his home in Hastings and was charged with concerned in supply of cocaine.

The arrest was part of a series of dawn raids at addresses in Eastbourne, Hastings and London.

Sussex Police led the execution of 19 drugs warrants, resulting in 18 arrests on suspicion of involvement in the supply of Class A drugs.

Around 5,000 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin were seized during the raids, as well as 7kg of cocaine, 2kg of heroin, £300,000 in cash and four phones suspected of being used in the running of county drugs lines between Sussex, Surrey and Norwich.

The Argus: Tonderai Magaya, of Norcross Close, Hastings Tonderai Magaya, of Norcross Close, Hastings

Magaya pleaded guilty at Hastings Magistrates Court and was sentenced to 56 months in prison.

The 23-year-old was also sentenced to a further suspended sentence was reactivated for 12 months, which he will serve consecutively at Lewes Crown Court.

Magaya, of Norcross Close, Hastings, also received a forfeiture and destruction order for drugs seized, paraphernalia and mobile phones and will also pay a victim surcharge of £156.

Detective Constable David Brown said: “This is a positive sentencing is a following the collaborative working between forces and shows our determination to disrupt those responsible for county lines drug dealing.

“Class A supply has a large negative impact on local people & local services.

“This crime type continues to be a potent threat in our communities and our primary concern is remains the exploitation and trafficking of vulnerable adults and children and we continue to put dealers under more pressure every month.”