Eight men jailed after police operation uncovered drug dealing gangs

Evidence gathered over a year by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit led to the discovery of the two groups, based in Hinckley and in the West Midlands.

On Friday (11 April), those eight men were sentenced at court to a total of more than 60 years’ imprisonment after all pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

Detective Sergeant Chris Sewell said: “Drug offending of this kind has huge impacts on our communities. The people involved believed they could freely operate, conspiring to supply class A drugs, without being brought to account.

“Thank you to the investigating team involved who showed a huge amount of dedication, skill and effort in making sure that these offenders were brought before the courts.

“We continue to act on information received in relation to drug offending and urge anyone with any information to report it to us so that we can take the necessary action.

“You can report online at www.leics.police.uk or by calling 101. Always call 999 in an emergency.”