Two teenagers who manipulated a vulnerable woman into letting them use her home as a base for selling class A drugs have been jailed.

At about 12.30pm on Thursday 23 April 2015 police were alerted to suspicious activity at a house in Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells.

Officers were let into the house by the woman, where they found London drug dealers Illias Chellali and Kamal Hussain, both now 18, sitting on a sofa with a large ball of herbal cannabis on the table in front of them.

Hussain fled but was chased by an officer and arrested in nearby Tunnel Road. During the pursuit Hussain dropped a package that was later found to contain 73 individual wraps of heroin and crack cocaine with an estimated street value of £2,000.

Meanwhile, Chellali was searched back at the property and £275 cash and two mobile telephones were found on him.

Both were charged the following day, and later pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a class A drug with intent to supply.

They appeared at Maidstone Crown Court, where they were both sentenced to detention in a young offenders' institution - Hussain for three years and three months and Chellali for two-and-a-half years.

Tunbridge Wells district commander Chief Inspector Dave Pate said: "This is yet another fantastic result for us in our ongoing efforts to rid Tunbridge Wells of the drug dealers who bring misery to people’s lives.

"On this occasion Illias Chellali and Kamal Hussain manipulated a vulnerable woman into allowing them to use her home as a base for their criminal activity – a common tactic used by drug dealers, particularly those who travel down from London with the sole purpose of selling class A drugs.

"We will continue to target such offenders and drive home the message that Kent Police and the people of Tunbridge Wells simply will not tolerate them plying their harmful trade in our communities."