- More than 100 police in Birmingham targeted drug dealers with dawn raids
- Officers arrested dozens of suspects linked to dealing heroin and crack
- The raids recovered drugs and cash worth £55,000 along with one firearm
- 33 drug dealers were sentenced this week by Birmingham Crown Court
- 29 Dealers received jail terms ranging from nine years to 16 months
- Four dealers were handed suspended sentences
The 33 dealers were operating in Birmingham when they were arrested following a major operation by West Midlands Police in February.
Officers arranged a series of dawn raids across the north of the city and broke up the major drugs network.
West Midlands police released a rogues' gallery of the drug dealers who appeared in court during the week
More than 100 officers conducted a series of dawn raids over four days, arresting dozens of suspects. They recovered class A and Class B drugs worth more than £20,000 along with almost £35,000 in cash and a firearm.
A total of 33 drug dealers appeared in Birmingham Crown Court during the week where they were received jail terms ranging from nine years and six months down to a suspended sentence.
The operation targeted street-level dealers as well as those further up the criminal hierarchy.
The court heard that crack cocaine and heroin was delivered door-to-door 'like a pizza delivery service'.
Police gathered intelligence on the gang by monitoring phone numbers associated with the suspects.
At Birmingham Crown Court last week 28 men and one woman were jailed for a total of 98 years and four men handed suspended sentences for supplying drugs.
Following the successful confictions, the force released a rogues gallery of all 33 defendants who were said to have made their drug deliveries like a takeaway delivery service.
Shamshaire Ali, was jailed for nine years and six months while Asdad Tazeem, received six years and eight months for their roles in the massive drugs conspiracy based in the north side of Birmingham
Ruel Cunningham, 25, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, was jailed for five years and 11 months while Malachi Hall, 24, from Nechells, Birmingham, received four years and eight months
Inspector Steve Rees, from Birmingham North Police, who led the operation, said: 'We had a fantastic response from the people of Birmingham following No Deal.
'This included increased community intelligence coming through to us and even firearms being handed in.
'We will continue to work with our partners to try to eradicate drugs from the city's streets and help those individuals who wish to break their drug addiction.
'We are very aware that by taking action against a number of individuals, this opens the door to the next wave of dealers.
Zeshan Khan, .Ahroon Alam,, were both jailed for four years and eight months following the hearing
Clive Gayle,, and Lee Puffett, received 18 months and 16 months respectively
'We will continue to do everything we can to try to stop this happening and take action against those criminals.
' We need the public's continued help and would encourage anyone with information about dealing or drug taking in their area to call us.
'I hope we have shown that we take all information very seriously and will act upon it.'
It is understood that an action will be taken against several of the dealers under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
A FULL LIST OF THOSE SENTENCED AT BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT
Shamshaire Ali, 43, from Birmingham city centre - nine years and six months.
Asdad Tazeem, 36, from Aston, Birmingham - six years and eight months.
Abid Nazir, 34, from Aston, Birmingham - six year and eight months.
Ruel Cunningham, 25, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham - five years and 11 months.
Malachi Hall, 24, from Nechells, Birmingham - four years and eight months.
Zeshan Khan, 27 from Handsworth, Birmingham - four years and eight months.
Joanne Lambert, pictured, was jailed for three years and eight months following the hearing
Ahroon Alam, 27, from Handsworth, Birmingham - four years and eight months.
Mohammed Wasim Khan, 32, of no fixed address - four years.
Aminur Rahman, 20, from Lozells, Birmingham - four years.
Usman Imran, 21, from Handsworth, Birmingham - three years and eight months.
Shazad Ahmed, 37, from Aston, Birmingham - three years and eight months.
Jerry Nesbeth, 38, from Witton, Birmingham - three years and eight months.
Faheem Ul-Islam, 36, from Erdington, Birmingham - three years and eight months.
Saleem Alam, 27, from Handsworth Wood, Birmingham - three years and eight months.
Joanne Lambert, 30, from Duddeston, Birmingham - three years and eight months.
Adeel Hussain, 21, from Handsworth, Birmingham - three years and six months.
Rameez Raza, 23, from Handsworth, Birmingham - three years.
Shoabib Chohan, 24, from Aston, Birmingham - three years.
Ryan Phipps, 25, from Erdington, Birmingham - three years.
Mohammed Chohan, 24, from Handsworth, Birmingham - two years.
Daniel Hwyl, 32, of no fixed address - two years.
Orville Vendryes, 47, from Erdington, Birmingham - 18 months.
Anthony Harris, 54, received an 18-month jail term
Shaquille Brown, 29, from Erdington, Birmingham - 18 months.
Anthony Harris, 54, from Erdington, Birmingham - 18 months.
Gary Moore, 45, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham - 18 months.
Mark Phipps, 29, from Erdington, Birmingham - 18 months.
Kirk Rathbone, 35, from Handsworth, Birmingham - 18 months.
Clive Gayle,45, from Handsworth, Birmingham - 18 months.
Lee Puffett, 35, from Erdington, Birmingham - 16 months.
Akash Khan, 20, from Aston, Birmingham - 18 months sentence suspended for two years.
Craig Collins, 39, from Erdington, Birmingham - 18 months sentence suspended for 21 months.
Rasab Mohammed, 23, from Handsworth, Birmingham - 24 months sentence suspended for two years
Lea Wood, 32, of no fixed address - 18 months sentence suspended for two years.
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