A man is facing prison after drugs with a potential street value of up to £266,000 were seized by police in Essex.

Andrzej Hencel, 55, of Lyndhurst Road, Holland-on-Sea, was arrested on Tuesday, June 1 as part of an investigation into drug dealing in the Clacton area.

Officers had stopped and searched his car in Pier Avenue, Clacton, and discovered drugs and drugs paraphernalia at his home address.

He admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court today.

Hencel is due to be sentenced in August.