West Mercia Police said the convictions involved one of the largest seizures of drugs by the force in recent years.

Two men have been jailed for their role in a £1.5million drugs network.

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Benjamin Whitefoot, 48, of Leswell Street, Kidderminster was jailed for nine years and Stephen Windsor-Price, 54, of Childe Road, Cleobury Mortimer was jailed for three years by a judge at Worcester Crown Court on Friday.

It comes after around £1.5 million of drugs was seized by police connected to the pair and a woman.

The two men were charged with possession with intent to supply a class A drug and possession with intent to supply a class B drug – cannabis.

Whitefoot was further convicted of possession of criminal property – cash for which he was sentenced to 16 months to run concurrently.

A woman - Sian Roper, 41, of St. Georges Terrace, Kidderminster - pleaded guilty to producing a controlled drug of class B – cannabis and permitting premises to be used for drug related activities in the same case. Her sentencing was adjourned until Monday, September 21.

West Mercia Police said the trio’s activities involved one of the largest seizures of Class A and B drugs by the force in recent years.

A total of 14.5 kg of class A drugs - predominately cocaine - was seized, along with 12.3kg of class B - cannabis and ketamine and hundreds of packets of cannabis edibles.

The total cash seized was over £92,500 and the combined street level value of the all the drugs seized was in the region of £1.5 million.

The investigation - known as Op Aloha - was led by our Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) following intelligence work initially surrounding the lead suspect Benjamin Whitefoot and suspected drug dealing from a flat neighbouring his own on Leswell Street in Kidderminster.

From this address Whitefoot was stashing drugs and cash from where he would also prepare cocaine and cannabis for onward supply.

On Wednesday, February 18, SOCU officers completed enforcement action by executing dynamic search warrants at two flats in Leswell Court and a house in St Georges Terrace in Kidderminster.

Task Force officers simultaneously stopped a grey Ford C-Max being driven by Windsor-Price.

The search at Leswell Court identified a drug factory, where cocaine was being weighed and prepared ready for onward supply and cannabis was packaged in vacuum sealed bags.

Around £92,000 cash was also found in a tumble drier. Whitefoot was present at the address and arrested.

During the search at Roper’s address in St Georges Terrace, nine 1kg blocks of cocaine, along with smaller blocks of cocaine were recovered from a chest of drawers within a bedroom, along with a small cannabis production being discovered. Roper was present at the address and arrested.

When Task Force stopped Windsor-Price’s car, he was found in possession of 42.4g of cocaine, along with 234g of cannabis in a vacuum sealed bag and arrested.

Detective Chief Inspector Dan Fenn said: “Today’s result marks the conclusion of what is one of the one of the biggest seizures of drugs by West Mercia Police in recent years.

“This investigation has shut down a serious and organised criminal enterprise flooding class A and B drugs into the north Worcestershire area, and I want to pay tribute to those officers involved for their hard work.

“However, we are not complacent. West Mercia Police will continue with its efforts to tackle drugs gangs, regardless of what role individuals play in these gangs or assistance they provide, to keep the public safe from their criminality as well as the harmful impact illegal substances such as these have on our communities.”