Ammar Hroub, 25, from London Road, St Leonards, will spend the next five years behind bars after a jury at Lewes Crown Court unanimously found him guilty of supplying heroin and crack cocaine on 18 December. Hroub denied the charges but the evidence spoke loud and clear.
The police launched a full-scale investigation in summer 2023 after uncovering a drug trafficking line from Kent through to Hastings and St Leonards. Detectives traced the drug operation’s phone number on a user’s device and caught Hroub topping up the line on CCTV at a local shop.
During a search of a BMW linked to Hroub at the time of his arrest, officers seized a significant haul of drugs and cash, including 71 wraps of crack cocaine, 59 wraps of heroin, 470 grams of loose heroin worth around £1,770, one wrap of MDMA, and £390 in cash.
Forensic experts matched Hroub’s DNA to drug packaging, and mobile phone data showed his device travelled alongside the drug line phone on routes matching restocking runs. Although he was cleared of possessing criminal property, the evidence was strong enough to convict him.
The court ordered all drugs and phones seized during the investigation to be destroyed. The cash was split between Sussex Police and a local charity.
“This sentence reflects how seriously the courts and police treat the supply of Class A drugs and the harm they cause to local communities,” said an investigating officer.
Originally published by UKNIP.
