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Eight members of a suspected organised crime group, including one from Papplewick, thought to be responsible for moving cocaine throughout Derbyshire and into Nottinghamshire and the West Midlands, have been arrested.

Detectives from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), supported by uniformed officers from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and West Midlands police force, conducted a number of warrants across the three counties on Tuesday, July 21.

Two men, aged 35 and 56, were arrested from residential properties in Papplewick and Nottingham city centre.

Five men aged 32, 37, 44, 48 and 62, were detained at residential premises in Derby.

Detectives from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) conducted a number of warrants

A 40 year-old man was detained at a house in Coventry, in the West Midlands and a business address in Radford was also searched.

Police have recovered a substantial quantity of controlled drugs, large sums of cash, a suspected firearm and a number of high value pieces of jewellery. Several luxury cars have also been recovered including a Rolls Royce and a Bentley.

Detective Inspector Tim Walters said: “The arrests are a culmination of several weeks of prolonged investigations in to this group, who were operating under a veil of secrecy.

"The recoveries not only show the vast wealth being generated by the criminal supply of controlled drugs, but also the threat that these people pose to our communities, with the discovery of an illegally held firearm.”

Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Kirby, Head of EMSOU, said: “We will not tolerate this kind of criminality in the East Midlands.”

Members of drug gang from Papplewick arrested