A DRUG gang who supplied cocaine, heroin and MCAT have been sentenced to a total of 44 years in prison.

The Birmingham gang was involved in conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin and MCAT in Worcestershire and Humberside between December 2014 and April 2015.

The six men were identified during the SOCU investigation which began in January 2015.

They were arrested and charged with a total of 16 counts of supplying class A and class B drugs.

Four of the men pleaded guilty at hearings in August and September 2015 and January 2016.

The remaining two denied the charges but following a trial at Worcester Crown Court, which concluded on Friday 5 February, were found guilty.

They were all sentenced on Friday 12 February at the same court.

Mohamoud Ahmed, aged 24, of Melton Drive, Birmingham was found guilty and has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to supply MCAT.

Mohamoud Ahmed Mohamoud Ahmed Majid Jamjamle, aged 23, of Rodney Close, Birmingham was found guilty and has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to supply MCAT.

Majid Jamjamle Majid Jamjamle Liban Mohammed, aged 22, of Pineapple Grove, Birmingham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply heroin on 11 September, 2015 and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply MCAT on 5 January 2016. He has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Liban Mohammed Liban Mohammed Abdirhaman Mohammed Hussain, aged 20, of Guild Close, Birmingham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to supply MCAT on 6 January, 2016. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Abdirhaman Hussain Abdirhaman Hussain Tariq Noormohammed, aged 35, of Freer Road, Aston, Birmingham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply heroin on 3 August, 2015. He has been sentenced to eight years six months in prison, reduced to five years for an early guilty plea.

Tariq Noormohammed Tariq Noormohammed Mohammed Ismael Abdullah, aged 28, of Endwood Court Road, Birmingham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply heroin on 11 September, 2015. He has been sentenced to three years four months in prison.

Judge Robert Juckes paid tribute to the investigators for their commitment stating this was a well-organised business involving hire of cars, dedicated drugs lines and groups texts with visible effects.

He observed that this was a commercial enterprise involving substantial sums of cash, run by Mohamoud Ahmed who showed contempt for the law with Majid Jamjamle acting as his right hand man.

They fought the case in the face of overwhelming evidence and sought to shift the blame on to other members of the organised crime group.

Det Insp Carl Moore, the senior investigating officer, said: "The defendants in this case were involved in the supply of extremely harmful controlled drugs. Their only concern was for their own financial gain.

"The Serious Organised Crime Unit actively targets organised criminals of this kind in order to prevent them continuing to cause harm in our communities.

"The sentences today reflect the serious nature of the offences committed and the harm caused as a result of these defendants' actions."