Two drug dealers have been sent to jail after the police caught them red-handed.

Mohammad Hussain, 42, of Brook Street, Luton, was sentenced to an 18-month community order and 120 hours of unpaid work on Thursday April 20.

He had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to one count of possession with intent to supply a class A drug crack cocaine and one count of possession with intent to supply a class A drug heroin.

His accomplice Rizwan Adatlat, 34, of Cambridge Street, Luton, pleaded guilty to the same offences and was sentenced on December 23 last year to three years and nine months’ imprisonment.

Police officers from the Aylesbury Stronghold Team witnessed how Hussain and Adatlat conducted a drug deal in a car in Hampden Gardens on March 24 2021.

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The officers followed the two men to St Annes Road before detaining them for a search.

In the car they discovered 74 wraps of cocaine and heroin with an estimated street value of £500.

Hussain and Adatlat were charged on March 25 2021.

Investigating officer PC James Gordon from Aylesbury Stronghold Team said: “I am pleased that the courts have handed a fitting sentence to Adatlat and Hussain, who made the decision on the 24 March 2021 to travel to Aylesbury from Luton with the intention to deal class A drugs.

“Within 20 minutes of being in Aylesbury, both found themselves under arrest.

“I hope this serves a clear warning to anyone who wishes to deal drugs in the Aylesbury Vale, the Aylesbury Stronghold team will work tirelessly to ensure these criminals are dealt with robustly and put them before the courts.

“If you have, any information related to the supply of drugs in Aylesbury then please contact us by calling 101 or making a report online.

“If you do not wish to speak to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 and they will take your information 100% anonymously.”