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Dealer is dealt hefty sentence


A DRUG dealer who travelled from his London home to run a class A drug supply network in Maidstone has been jailed for 14 years. Matthew Olujosun (30), of


Slater Close, Woolwich, would travel by train to the county town to sell heroin and co- caine. Ol u j o s u n


(pictured) was found guilty of producing and s u p p l y i n g heroin and co- caine and possessing criminal property, and was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court. Detective Inspector Gary Scarfe


said: ”Acomprehensive investiga- tion and the key evidence ob- tained by my officers has led to this successful outcome. “Olujosun profited fromhis es-


tablished class A drugs supply networks that he ran into Kent’s communities utilising local deal- ers to sell drugs for him.” He was also served a Serious


Crime Prevention Order, which will restrict his use of mobile phones when he is out of prison.


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Students’medal success in youth awards scheme


ARECORD496 students fromthe Maidstone area who completed their Duke of Edinburgh Awards in 2017 have been presented with medals at the Detling show- ground. An impressive 397 bronze, 74 sil-


ver and 25 gold awards were re- ceived by students from14 schools and youth groups. Presenting the gold and bronze


awards – and speaker for the evening – was Deputy Lieutenant Bill Cockcroft, with the silver awards handed out by borough and county councillor Shellina Prendergast, Kent County Coun- cil’s deputy cabinet member for young people and education. Maidstone’s deputy mayor, David Naghi, also attended. Bubbles Team, from Invicta


Grammar in Maidstone, showed a video of their gold award expedi- tion, canoeing on the River Wye, andmusic for the eveningwas pro- vided by Chris Haywood, Ethan Stubley andCharlie Edwards, from Maidstone Grammar School. Representatives from Guide


Gold award winners (L - R) HannahWarnock, Alice Hill andMollie Carring- ton, fromInvicta Grammar School; Luke Johnson, fromMaidstone Grammar School for Girls; ChloeMalujlo and Amisha Ramdut, fromInvicta, and Kate MacMahon, fromMaidstone Grammar for Girls


Dogs for the Blind were also there to hear an account by Amy Pagett, of Invicta Grammar School, who workedwith the charity to earn her bronze award. Students receiving awards attend


Cornwallis Academy, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Five AcreWood School, Oakwood Park Grammar School, Grange Park


School, St Augustine Academy; Holmesdale TechnologyCollege, St Simon Stock Catholic School, The Maplesden Noakes School, Invicta Grammar School, The Malling School, Valley Park School, Maid- stone Grammar School for Boys and Wrotham School, together with the KCC Maidstone Youth Hub.


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