Milton Keynes men jailed after £130k worth of cocaine and heroin was discovered in their homes

Two men from Milton Keynes have been jailed after police discovered large amounts of cocaine and heroin in their homes.

Yusuf Hassan, aged 28, of Boycott Avenue, Milton Keynes was sentenced to six years in prison, at Aylesbury Crown Court on Wednesday (7 June).

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 2 November police searched both their homes.

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.

Thames Valley Police estimates that the total street value of the drugs seized is over £130,000.

Hassan and Cotton were arrested on the same day and charged on 3 November.

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.”