Police are hunting a suspected drugs dealer who may have taken refuge in Herne Bay.

Lewis Zotiades, 22, was charged with possessing class A drugs with the intent to supply in September last year, and was given bail before he was due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court on October 9.

He failed to show up in court, so detectives issued a warrant for his arrest and have appealed for information as they believe he could be on the east Kent coast.

He is described as a white man with black hair, 5ft 6ins tall and his last known address was in St George’s Road in Southwark.

Detectives from Southwark CID are appealing for anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact them on 101 or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.