A drug runner who moved illegal substances in the Chiltern and South Bucks area has been locked up for several years.

Musab Afifi, aged 27, of Ryfield Avenue in Uxbridge, was sentenced to four years behind bars at Reading Crown Court on Monday.

Afifi had admitted to two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

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The court heard how Afifi was involved in running a county drug line in the Chilterns and South Bucks area, moving drugs from London to the Thames Valley between October 2019 and August 2020.

He was charged with his crimes on August 25, 2020.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Tom Gregory, based at Amersham police station, said: “This sentence goes to show that Thames Valley Police will not allow people to expand their drug dealing activities from other areas and establish it within Thames Valley.

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“After an investigation from Chiltern and South Bucks Stronghold team and CID, with the assistance of the Metropolitan Police, Afifi was convicted despite no drugs being seized.

“The investigation shows that people will be pursued and brought to justice for their involvement in the supply of controlled drugs, whether physically in possession of them or not.”

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