Dealers caught with £375k worth of drugs after police chase are jailed

Darren Owen, (left), and Lee Brearley have both been 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.