A man who was part of a multi-million pound cocaine racket involving Kingswinford drug dealers, has been jailed for 16 years at Birmingham Crown Court

Khalad Uddin, who stashed almost half a million pounds in cash at an Oxford penthouse, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply cocaine and one count of money laundering.

Cocaine was bought by the five-strong Kingswinford gang who, the court heard carried out much of their illegal activities in the Stallings Lane area. They were jailed for their part in the operation last month.

Uddin, of Little Brewery Street, in Oxford, described as the middle man in the racket, was caught after an undercover police operation seized more than £500,000 worth of class A drugs.