Four men from Leeds have been jailed for more than 36 years after Class A drugs, ammunition and £100,000 of gold coins were found at a house in Meanwood.
Kyle Stogden, Adam Ogden, Lee Clarke and James Johnstone were sentenced on Friday, January 28, after they were convicted of being involved in large-scale distribution of Class A drugs.
Johnstone, aged 27, of Meanwood Valley Close in Meanwood, was also sentenced for firearms matters.
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West Yorkshire Police launched the investigation after Stogden, 27, of Birkdale Drive in Alwoodley, was stopped by officers while he was driving an Audi S3 on November 18 last year.
They searched the car and discovered six blocks of cocaine.
Further enquiries by officers lead to warrants being executed in the Meanwood between November 24 and 26 last year.
Police recovered a Volkswagen Caddy, a kilo of cocaine, a half kilo of heroin, three firearms with viable ammunition and £100,000 of gold coins. Also found was a drug press and cutting agent.
The four men were subsequently arrested and charged and at Leeds Crown Court they were sentenced.
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Johnstone was jailed for 16 years and four months, Stogden received nine years and seven months behind bars, Ogden, aged 35, of Westfield Grove, Yeadon, was jailed for six years and Clarke, aged 40, of Parkland Drive, Meanwood, received four years and nine months.
Speaking after sentencing, where the Judge commended the work of the officers involved, Detective Superintendent Fiona Gaffney, said: “These men were involved in the large-scale distribution of Class A drugs and in Johnstone’s case, firearms.
“Illegal substances and illegally held firearms have no place in our communities, and through Programme Precision, we will continue to target those involved in serious and organised crime to make West Yorkshire a safer place.”
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