A TEENAGE drug dealer caught with 133 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed for 15-months.

Chelmsford Crown Court heard how officers from the West Operation Raptor were patrolling on Tilegate Road, Harlow on March 19 last year when they spotted a moped linked to the supply of Class A drugs.

They approached the driver, 18-year-old Keelan Shelly, and asked if he was carrying any drugs. Shelly of Rowley Mead, Thornwood told officers he has Class A drugs concealed in his pants.

The teenager was searched and found to have 39 rocks of the Class A drug heroin, 94 rocks of crack cocaine, £600 in cash in his pocket, two phones linking him to drugs and a small pot of cannabis.

Shelly was arrested, charged and subsequently pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and possessing cannabis. He was sentenced to 15 months custody.

Following the sentencing Det Sgt James Paget of the West Operation Raptor team said: “If anyone is under the illusion that drug dealing is a glamorous lifestyle, it isn’t.

“Those who choose this path will end up either the victim of violence or perpetrating violence as they come up against rival dealers, they will risk their safety to deal and carry drugs and they will come up against Operation Raptor, and we will arrest you put you behind bars.”

Essex Police set up Operation Raptor teams in the North, South and West of the county to tackle drug and gang-related crime.

If you have information about drug or gang-related crime in your community contact Essex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Shelly was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday March 25th.