Two Thamesmead men have been jailed after police found 14 kilos of drugs valued at £234,000 in their flat.
Uchechukwu Njoku, 28, and Johnson Okonkwo, 31, of Waterside Close, were arrested in the early hours of December 17 last year after police executed a warrant at their flat.
Officers found high purity cocaine, crack cocaine and pain-relieving drug phenacetin.
Drugs discovered at the Thamesmead flat
Officers also found £7,000 in cash, scales, a cutting agent for cocaine and knives and bowls used to mix the substances.
The men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and money laundering on October 16 at Woolwich Crown Court.
Both were jailed for seven years and four months.
Violent and Organised Crime Unit (VOCU) officer PC Ben Iles said: "We have made another serious dent in the pockets of those who bring drugs to the streets of Greenwich - we have seriously hindered their operation as well as any profit they would have made from selling the drugs we recovered.
Greenwich Council cabinet member for community safety and environment, Councillor Jackie Smith said: “Many congratulations to the VOCU team on yet another well investigated and executed case. It takes many months of hard work, intense and intelligence-led investigation to bring about these results but they are crucial to ensure that we continue to tackle serious and organised crime in Greenwich.”
The VOCU is an intelligence-led police unit funded by Greenwich Council and dedicated to tackling gang members, criminal networks and serious offenders.
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