A kilo of heroin was discovered after police swooped in on a car at Nuthall roundabout (A610).
At 6.45pm on October 9, 2013, response offices in Nottingham City Centre received information that a blue Vauxhall Vectra in the area was being used to transport drugs.
Using stop and search powers the vehicle was stopped on the A610 at Nuthall roundabout. A search was made of the car and a plastic carrier bag was found to be containing two packages each containing a half kilo of Class A drugs.
The driver and passenger, Kamar Khan, 25, and Direy Mursal, 29, were arrested.
Both parties denied owning the drugs or having any knowledge of them but said they had travelled from their home town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to Nottingham.
Based on intelligence the pair were identified as couriers for a drug exchange. They were convicted of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs on Friday, April 4, and sentenced to eight and five and a half years in prison respectively at Nottingham Crown Court.
DC Simon Carter said: “It is clear that despite their protestations both Khan and Mursal played a role as drug couriers – in this case transporting a kilo of heroin. Our estimation is that it could have been sold for anything up to £350,000.
“This is an excellent example of the effectiveness of stop and search powers and how, coupled with a thorough investigation and work with partner agencies, it has gone some way in disrupting the drug supply in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire.”
“The sentence imposed upon Khan and Mursal reflects the determination of the police and the courts to make Nottinghamshire a cleaner, safer place to live, to work in and to visit."
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