A couple who dealt drugs across Cambridgeshire have been jailed.

Michael Ndoro and Mercede Silsbury are the latest drug dealers to be sentenced as part of Operation Hypernova, a crackdown on exploitation and illegal drugs.

Officers raided Ndoro’s home in Orbell Avenue, Little Wratting, Haverhill, in the early hours of September 14 and found a mobile phone linking them to class A drug dealing.

They also seized more than £12k in cash and £9k in class A drugs.

Detective work revealed the pair had been using hire cars to drive round, sell the drugs and move associated profits.

At Peterborough Crown Court yesterday (June 12), Ndoro, 29, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison after previously pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, possession of class C drugs, three counts of possession with intent to supply class A and three counts of acquire criminal property.

Silsbury, 26, of North Star Court, King’s Lynn, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison after previously pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and acquiring criminal property.

Detective Constable Andy Macdonald, who investigated, said: “This pair were responsible for running a criminal enterprise across Cambridgeshire.

“Both of their sentences were increased due to them continuing to sell drugs after initially being arrested by police in July last year.

“County lines bring misery to our communities in the form of drug dealing, exploitation and violence.”

Operation Hypernova was carried out with support from the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and the Eastern Regional Specialist Operation Unit to identify individuals posing the greatest threat to the community.

During the operation, 33 county lines were dismantled, with crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis worth more than £600,000 seized along with hundreds of pounds in cash and assets including vehicles, jewellery and clothing. Several weapons were also seized.