A drug dealer who told police he was carrying a weapon after being stopped in Canterbury has been jailed. Khalid Ibrahim, of no fixed address, admitted to three separate offences after more than 100 wraps were seized from the car in which he was travelling.

At around 1pm on March 24, patrols in the city centre were alerted to a suspicious vehicle and followed it to Kingsmead Road, where it stopped. Ibrahim was inside the car and was detained while searches took place.

Officers recovered a bag from a door side pocket, which contained multiple small packages of heroin and crack cocaine. Two mobile phones, an amount of cash and a hunting-style knife - which Ibrahim admitted to carrying in his trouser pocket at the time – were also seized.

After being taken into custody, Ibrahim was charged

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