Four members of an organised crime group connected to the supply and distribution of drugs linked to ‘chemsex’ have been convicted.

Two men and two women were found guilty today after an eight week trial at Inner London Crown Court.

Detectives from the Met’s Trident and Area Command led an investigation into the Brazilian gang for five months between March and July 2018.

Their enquiries established that the group set up a courier network of more than 43 mopeds to transport and sell drugs across London by using a dedicated drugs line number.

They would rent properties for short periods of time and use them as safe houses to store the drugs before moving onto other addresses every couple of days.

Cocaine, heroin, crystal meth, GBL and cannabis worth approximately £3 million was seized following searches at five different storage facilities across London.

The investigation established that the gang sold more than £2.5 million worth of drugs between 2016 and 2018.

Between July 25 and August 20, 2018, the police operation culminated in a series of arrests in Wandsworth and Newham.

Suellen Miguez, 34 from Crystal Palace was convicted of 14 counts involving the conspiracy to supply Class A, B and C drugs and removing criminal property from the country.

Carlos Edurardio Libardi Da Silva, 33 from Bristol was convicted of 14 counts involving the conspiracy to supply Class A, B and C drugs and money laundering .

Bernardo Henrique Salles, 25 from Silvertown was convicted of 14 counts involving the conspiracy to supply Class A, B and C drugs and money laundering.

And Isabella Braga Da Silva 21 from Leyton was convicted of 14 counts involving the conspiracy to supply Class A, B and C drugs.

On July 25, Braga De Silva was arrested near Belmore Street in south west London after police stopped him beside a car that contained more than £500,000 worth of drugs.

Officers also seized £40,000 cash and drug equipment from the vehicle including plastic wrapping and a credit card receiver to handle card transactions.

Miguez and Libardi Da Silva were arrested shortly after on 30 July. Miguez was seen leaving a self-storage unit in Ingate Place, Battersea in possession of more than £100,000 worth of drugs.

It was identified that Libardi Da Silva had dropped Miguez off at the address a short while before and he was quickly located and apprehended on Union Street, SW8.

Salles was linked to the gang through police surveillance and was arrested on Wesley Avenue in east London on the August 20, 2018.

To report suspected drug crime or alert us to someone you think might be vulnerable, call 101 or Tweet @MetCC. Alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.