FROM a helicopter chase to a drug dealer being jailed, here is a round-up of crime stories from across Buckinghamshire this week.

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TWO men and a woman have been jailed after police found £5,000 worth of drugs as part of a major operation. 

Abdi Diriye, 26, of Midland Road, Luton, Syed Shah, 24, of Dunstable Road, Luton and Melissa Lozano-Piedade, 20, of Farthing Grove, Netherfield, Milton Keynes, all pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply a controlled class A drug, namely heroin and crack cocaine and one count of acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.

Read more here: Milton Keynes: Drug dealers jailed after cocaine wraps found

On September 1, 2022, officers forced entry to a property in Hodge Lea, Milton Keynes as part of a pro-active operation into combatting drugs.

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A 41-YEAR-OLD man from Buckinghamshire was seen dealing drugs by police officers and, upon his arrest, found to be in possession of £10,000.

Ramzan Khan, 41, of Somerville Way, Aylesbury, was seen by plain-clothed police officers conducting multiple drug deals in Aylesbury at around 4:30pm on April 27.

Read more here: Aylesbury drug dealer jailed after being found in possession of £10k

Upon his arrest, he was found to have £1,000 in cash on his person with a further £9,000 stored at his home address. 

Police enquiries found that Khan had been involved in the supply of cannabis since October 2022. 

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POLICE have released CCTV images after offenders tried to get packages inside a prison. 

Thames Valley Police released images of three men officers believe may have vital information about a conspiracy to convey items into HMP Aylesbury.

Read more here:  Police appeal after packages are thrown into prison

The incident happened on May 18 at around 4.05pm when an offender tried to throw a package over the prison wall three times before running off.

Months later on August 10 at about 3.10pm, an offender walked up to the prison wall and threw two black wash bags full of mobile phones and other items over the wall on two separate occasions. Officers recovered these bags.

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A POLICE misconduct hearing due to investigate an officer accused of shoplifting has been suddenly withdrawn just hours before it was due to go ahead.

An off-duty Thames Valley Police officer, whose identity has been protected by a reporting restriction, was caught on CCTV stealing items from a shop to the value of £26.75.

Read more here: Thames Valley Police officer misconduct hearing cancelled

The officer, who covers Milton Keynes, was due to attend an accelerated misconduct hearing Thursday, September 21 at Thames Valley Police Headquarters in Kidlington in front of the Chief Constable, Jason Hogg.

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THREE people have been arrested following a police car and helicopter chase which ended in a major crash in a Buckinghamshire town.

Thames Valley Police has confirmed that three people were arrested after a police chase ended in a major crash in London End in Beaconsfield yesterday (September 20).

Read more here: Beaconsfield police incident: Three arrests made after major crash

One shop worker in London End described the incident as a "car chase" with five or six police vehicles in pursuit of a white 4x4.