A man and two women have been jailed for county line crack cocaine dealing following an undercover police surveillance operation. 

Angelo Periera, 25, Samira Gomes, 22, and Marcia Fonseca, 28, were arrested when officers swooped last November. 

It followed a covert monitoring over two weeks of street dealers linked to the ‘Taric’ drugs line using a property on King Street in Great Yarmouth.

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Norwich Crown Court was told it was an “active and busy” line with a list of customers found to feature dozens of names of drug users. 

The trio used a rented property on King Street as way to avoid detectionThe trio used a rented property on King Street as way to avoid detection (Image: Google)

Ian James, prosecuting, said they had made use of a rented property that allowed the gang to access both King Street and the neighbouring Dene Side without detection. 

“While there is no evidence of cuckooing they took advantage of the tenant to use a flat as a walk through to disguise where they were coming from,” he added. 

A large quantity of heroin wraps had been discovered hidden in the post box of the neighbouring flat, he added. 

Angelo Periera was jailed for three years at Norwich Crown CourtAngelo Periera was jailed for three years at Norwich Crown Court (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

The Portuguese trio admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

Gomes and Fonseca had lesser roles but Periera, who had previous convictions in Portugal for robbery and sexual offences before arriving in the UK, had been more significantly involved, said Mr James.  

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He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply over a previous arrest in March 2023 when he had 40 wraps of crack. 

A search of his home address had discovered a phone SIM card linked to a second county line called the ‘V’ line.  

Samira Gomes was jailed for 21 months and told she could be deported on releaseSamira Gomes was jailed for 21 months and told she could be deported on release (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

Oliver Haswell, for Periera, said he had become involved after running up drug debts.

“There is no suggestion of him or any of these defendants being anything close to the Mr Big of this operation,” he added. 

Recorder Laurence Harris jailed Periera was jailed for three years, and Gomes for 21 months, telling her she could also be deported.

Fonseca, who has been on remand for eight months, had a two year sentence suspended for 18 months.