Peterborough drug dealer jailed after county lines operation

Police hoped Chaudry's sentence would send a message that "drug dealing won't be tolerated in our county"

A drug dealer has been jailed following a county lines operation by police.

Ali Chaudry, from Peterborough, was sentenced to five years and five months in prison after police raided his home.

He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and activating a previous suspended sentence for drugs offences.

His arrest was part of Operation Hypernova 2.0. It saw 51 county lines dismantled and 33 people charged, with 93 drug and human trafficking offences.

Police raided Chaudry's home on Western Avenue on 7 February after suspecting him of running the "Freddy" drugs line.

Officers found two mobile phones in his bedroom and a third in his vehicle, linking him to the drugs line, as well as cannabis and cash.

Det Con Oliver Campbell said: "Chaudry is the latest drug dealer to be taken off the streets of Cambridgeshire, as part of this operation to make the county hostile towards county lines drug dealers and prevent further exploitation of young and vulnerable people."