A pair of heroin dealers from Gloucestershire have been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Mohamed Dilu Miah
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Ripon Miah
Mohammed Dilu Miah, 30, of Morpeth Street, Gloucester and Ripon Miah, 31, of Broad Street, Newent, were stopped by police on the M5 motorway on December 20 last year.
They had around £100,000 or heroin in their car.
A purple cushion on the rear off side seat was found to contain two bags of the brown powder and a small amount of cannabis was also found in the car.
Both were subsequently charged with possessing heroin with intent to supply.
Mohammed Dilu Miah pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court on March 15, while Ripon Miah pleaded not guilty, however was convicted at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.
Today Ripon Miah was sentenced to four years imprisonment, while Mohamed Miah was sentenced to three years.
Detective Inspector Neil Carpenter, of Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: “This now forms part of a wider investigation into organised crime and in recent months we have seized and prevented heroin with a street value of nearly £1.5 million reaching point of sale on the streets of Gloucestershire. Other people
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