Dealers caught with £375k worth of drugs after police chase are jailed
Drug dealers caught with £375,000 worth of cocaine after a police chase that left officers injured have been jailed.
Darren Owen, 51, received seven years and four months after pleading guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and dangerous driving including ramming a police car.
Lee Brearley, 35, was given three years and two months after admitting conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
The south Wales pair were arrested in Rhondda Cynon Taff on 6 December 2014.
Police saw packages being exchanged between the pair in a lane between Ynysybwl and Perthcelyn.
Both drove at high speeds to evade capture, damaging police vehicles, injuring officers and causing damage to property nearby.
A kilogram of cocaine with a street value of £375,000 was found in Brearley's car.
After ramming a police vehicle head-on, Owen ran off on foot, with police finding a carrier bag containing £35,500 in cash nearby.