Drug dealer jailed

A Hertford drug dealer has been jailed for two years following an appearance at St.Albans Crown Court on Thursday 18th January.

Argent Hereni, aged 24, of Page Road in Hertford, was sentenced to two years imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of possession with intent to supply Class A (cocaine).

Hereni was stopped and searched by officers from the East Herts Scorpion team, outside Tesco in Ware Road, on Tuesday 21st November.

Subsequent searches of his vehicle and home address led to 81 bags of cocaine being located and seized, along with mobile phones and a large quantity of cash.

He was charged the following day and appeared before magistrates on Thursday 23rd November where he entered a guilty plea.

Detective Sergeant Adam Haines, from the East Herts Local Crime Unit, said: "I hope this sends a message to anyone involved in drug crime that our officers are out there, gathering intelligence and making proactive stops.

"Drugs and the violent criminality often associated with their supply ruins lives and causes misery and fear among local communities. We will not stop in our fight to bring those involved to justice."