A SERIAL drug dealer from Thursley has been handed his second 17-year-jail term in just over a decade after the discovery of drugs with a street value of around £1 million.

Piers Ravenhill, 43, of Witley Park in Thursley, his partner Emma Walker, 29, of Playing Field Close in Haslemere and an associate Richard Wareham, 35, of Humber Way in Slough were sentenced to a total of more than 27 years’ imprisonment last Friday at Guildford Crown Court.

The trio have been remanded in custody since September 2014, after they all pleaded guilty to various drug supply offences.

As well as 17-year-jail term, Ravenhill was also issued with a Serious Crime Prevention Order – which will become active following his release from prison. Wareham was sentenced to seven years and Walker was sentenced to 30 months.

It comes after police officers raided Ravenhill and Walker’s homes in Thursley and Haslemere on Tuesday, September 16, last year and seized £78,000 in cash and Class A, B and C drugs with a street value of between £946,000 and £1.392m.

Also seized was an Audi A3 together with four motorbikes, which included a high performance Ducati 1199 Panigale and a Yamaha R1.

In 2004, Ravenhill then of Ash Hill Road, Ash, was convicted of similar drug supply offences and received a total of 17 years’ imprisonment, released on licence in September 2011.

Temporary detective chief inspector Shaun Anderson of Surrey Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: “Drugs not only affect the user but also the community due to the crimes people commit to fund their habit.

“Drug taking also leads to other issues such as anti-social behaviour and I hope the seizure of these illegal substances goes someway to reassure Surrey residents we will do all we can to protect communities against drug related crime.

“I welcome the sentences passed to these three offenders as it will mean they are off the streets of Surrey for some time.

“I would urge anyone who has information on drug dealing in their neighbourhood to report this to Surrey Police or anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”