A pair of drug dealers found to be using a vulnerable man's home in Peterborough have been jailed for a year by Cambridgeshire Police.

Officers from the Neighbourhood Support Team carried out welfare checks at a house in Whalley Street, Eastfield, on October 24 last year after concerns about the tenant being cuckooed.

Ahmed Hamad, 20, and Najat Ibrahim, 22, were found inside, along with bags of cannabis on a table, prompting the pair to be searched.

Hamad was found with two mobile phones on him, as well as £120 in cash in his pocket and a black plastic bag containing cannabis.

Peterborough Matters: Bags of cannabis were discovered on a table in the home and in the pockets of both men.Bags of cannabis were discovered on a table in the home and in the pockets of both men. (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

Ibrahim was also found with two phones, three small bags of cannabis in his coat pocket and £1,700 in cash.

Analysis of the mobile phones showed clear evidence of drug dealing, with incoming messages placing orders while police were at the house.

The pair, with no fixed address, appeared at Huntingdon Law Court yesterday (Thursday, February 16), where they were each sentenced to a year in prison after admitting possession with intent to supply cannabis.

A forfeiture order was granted for the cash, phones and drugs. The money will be distributed to local charities.

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Detective Constable Steph Dunlop, who investigated, said: "Our job as police officers is to protect the public – neighbourhood officers had identified the tenant as being vulnerable and potentially being exploited by drug dealers who were taking over his home to use as a base to stay and conduct their business.

"There had been reports from the local community about drug dealing and anti-social behaviour surrounding this address, which resulted in a closure order being put in place.

"I hope this latest action shows the public we are listening to their concerns and acting on information about drug dealing."

A partial closure order was served on the house in Whalley Street in November last year by the local Neighbourhood Policing Team.

A full closure order was served earlier this month, which is in place for the next three months.

Anyone with information or concerns about drugs can report to the police online.