Jailed: Class A drug dealer kept handgun hidden in jewellery box in 'drug factory' near city centre
A drug dealer will spend more than eight years behind bars after a police raid uncovered class A drugs and a gun.
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Lorenc Lika was sentenced to eight years and nine months at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday (April 24) after admitting to possession of a firearm, ammunition and having class A drugs with intent to supply.
The 41-year-old, of Bell Barn Road in Birmingham, was arrested in February after a raid by officers from West Midlands Police and the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU).
The officers found a drug factory, with a range of equipment, as well as cocaine and a gun and ammunition hidden inside a jewellery box.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "A dealer has been jailed after we seized class A drugs and a handgun which was hidden inside a jewellery box.
"Officers from West Midlands Police and Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) acted on information and carried out a raid near Birmingham city centre.
"We unearthed a drugs factory, with a range of equipment used for the illegal production process, inside the flat in Bell Barn Road.
"We also found cocaine - which included some concealed behind a panel - along with the gun and ammunition.
"Lorenc Lika was arrested from the address as we executed the warrant on February 25 this year.
"The 41-year-old, of Bell Barn Road, admitted possession of a firearm, ammunition and having class A drugs with intent to supply.
"He was jailed for eight years and nine months at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday, April 24.
"We’re continually working to take guns and drugs off the streets, and tackle organised crime, as part of Operation Target."
To find out more about Operation Target, visit Operation Target | West Midlands Police.
