A man from Lowestoft has been jailed for drug dealing offences after a specialist police unit raided his home. 

Ashley Gray, 40, was arrested in October 2022 by officers from Suffolk Police’s East Scorpion team after a raid at his home in London Road South.

During the search, the team seized a mobile device that showed Gray advertising the sale of cocaine and cannabis between August 1 2020 and October 6 2022.

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Gray pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis and was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court on July 11 where he was jailed for three years.

Launched in 2015, the Scorpion teams lead Suffolk Police's proactive response, battling drug-related crime, as well as working to combat child sex offences and deny criminals use of the roads.

With teams based in Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft and Ipswich, they support front-line policing daily, deploying a variety of specialist roles and operations to catch criminals and keep the county's communities safe.