London man jailed for five years for running County Line supplying drugs to Eastbourne

A man from London has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of running a County Line supplying crack cocaine and heroin into Eastbourne. Shevane Collins, 32, from Lewisham, London, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Friday, 12 September, following a five-day trial which found him guilty of multiple drug offences. An […]

A man from London has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of running a County Line supplying crack cocaine and heroin into Eastbourne.

Shevane Collins, 32, from Lewisham, London, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Friday, 12 September, following a five-day trial which found him guilty of multiple drug offences.

An investigation revealed Collins was responsible for co-ordinating the supply of drugs from London into the Hampden Park area of Eastbourne. Evidence linked both his vehicle and personal phone numbers to drug line activity between September 2020 and January 2021.

Collins was arrested twice — in January 2021 and again in April 2021 — with officers finding a wrap of crack cocaine inside his vehicle. A search of his home also uncovered more than £3,000 in cash.

He was charged in April 2022 and denied the offences, but a jury found him guilty of:

• Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine
• Being concerned in the supply of heroin
• Possession of crack cocaine

Detective Constable David Brown, from the Economic Crime Unit, said:

“Collins’ offending is a clear example of how County Lines operations exploit communities by flooding them with dangerous Class A drugs.

We remain committed to disrupting this activity and holding offenders to account.”

Collins will now serve a five-year prison sentence.