FOUR men have been convicted of drug dealing after police seized more than £300,000 worth of cocaine – some of which was found stored in a Tesco freezer bag.

Officers made the find after stopping a car driven by one of the men on the M3 in Surrey in December 2018.

They later found more when searching that defendant's Hampshire home.

Police also seized large sums of cash and a number of mobile phones as part of the investigation.

Jake Wheeler, 26, of Lodge Road, Yately, Hampshire, was the man who was driving the car and whose home was searched.

He has now pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

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Ricky Shanahan, 28, of Sutton Way, Kensington and Chelsea, in London, also pleaded guilty to the same offence, as did Samuel Hughes, 28, Omers Rise in Burghfield Common, Berkshire.

Ben Kirby, 29, of Sutton Field in Whitehill, Hampshire, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine following trial.

A fifth man was found not guilty following a trial.

The four have been remanded and are due to be sentenced at Guildford Crown Court in March 2020.

Detective Inspector Graham Curtis, from SEROCU’s investigations team, said: “Drug dealing causes significant harm in our communities and our teams are unrelenting in their pursuit of those involved.

“Tackling the supply of drugs one of the biggest priorities for SEROCU, and we continue to work tirelessly using our specialist resources.

“It is a great result to get these drugs and their dealers off of the streets.

“I would urge anyone who thinks they may have information on potential drug dealing, regardless of the location, to contact police by calling 101."