Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, two men have been sentenced for drug offences in Milton Keynes.
Yusuf Hassan, aged 28, of Boycott Avenue, Milton Keynes was sentenced to six years in prison, at Aylesbury Crown Court on Wednesday (7/6).
At the same hearing, Chez Cotton, aged 32, of Melick Road, Milton Keynes was sentenced to prison for three years.
They both pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a controlled drug of class A, namely cocaine and heroin.
On 2nd November last year, warrants were executed in Boycott Avenue and Melick Road.
Across the two addresses, over 780g of crack cocaine, 260g of heroin and £13,500 in cash was seized. A mobile phone was also seized from Boycott Avenue.
The total street value of the drugs seized is estimated to be worth over £130,000.
Hassan and Cotton were arrested the same day and charged on 3 November last year.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Beck Hurley-Brydon said: “Thames Valley Police is committed to tackling organised crime in partnership, in order to dismantle and disrupt country drugs lines that cause serious harm within our communities.
“We continue to need the support of the public in this, and we would ask anyone with information that they have about drug dealing to please report it to us.
“This can be done on our website or by calling 101.
“You can also report information anonymously by calling independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
