Man sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Portsmouth.

A 31 year-old man has been jailed for seven years for dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Portsmouth.

At 5:15pm on Tuesday 5 March officers from Portsmouth’s Priority Crime Team spotted two people acting suspiciously on the corner of Britannia Road North. It was suspected that they were waiting to purchase class A drugs. Kebba Faye was then seen a short time later interacting with one of the people who had been previously spotted before leaving in a different direction. Faye was then seen to enter an address on Talbot Road for a matter of minutes before exiting again. Officers then tried to stop Faye in the street. When he tried to run he was arrested. A sock containing 30-40 wraps of suspected class A drugs and £400 in cash were recovered along with a phone.

Faye, of Carpathia Drive in Southampton, was subsequently charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine. He was found guilty of both offences following a four day trial at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 16 August. At the same court on Friday 6 September he was sentenced to a total of seven years in prison.

PC Sam Davy from Portsmouth’s Priority Crime Team said: “Faye’s sentence is a direct result of the proactive work being undertaken by the Priority Crime Team in the city to disrupt the supply of drugs. We will not tolerate this kind of behaviour in the city. Our message to those involved in the supply of drugs is simple. We will relentlessly pursue you until you face a day in court if you take part in similar activities.

“Drug supply causes harm and misery to our communities and we will continue disrupting it and making sure that our city is a hostile environment for drug dealers to operate in.

“We encourage anyone who suspects drug related activity to be taking place in their neighbourhood to report it to us. Every piece of information helps us to build a stronger intelligence picture and allows us to take action.” 

You can make a report by calling 101 or by visiting our website https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/

Alternatively, you can report to Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their website https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

Spotting the signs

We encourage our communities to spot the signs that someone might be involved in drugs supply, and to report any suspicious activity to us via 101, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website or Crimestoppers where reports can be made 100% anonymously.

Some of the things to look out for and consider include:

• Do you know someone who is always going missing from school or their home?
• Are they travelling alone to places far away from home?
• Do they suddenly have lots of money/lots of new clothes/new mobile phones?
• Are they receiving much more calls or texts than usual?
• Are they carrying or selling drugs?
• Are they carrying weapons or know people that have access to weapons?
• Are they in a relationship with or hanging out with someone/people that are older and controlling?
• Do they have unexplained injuries?
• Do they seem very reserved or seem like they have something to hide?
• Do they seem scared?
• Are they self-harming?