A Leicester man faces jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and launder money as part of a national drugs operation.
Imran Patel, 30, will be sentenced on July 26, for his involvement in a drugs network across Lancashire and Leicestershire.
Six men were arrested last year following raids in which officers seized a kilo of heroin and a further kilo of cocaine - with a street value of £180,000. They also recovered nearly £50,000 in cash. Six of the men were jailed at Preston Crown Court last week.
The operation was headed by Zahid Khan, 40, of Albert Terrace, Preston, who was jailed for 13 years.
Khan was responsible for the movement of heroin and cocaine around Bolton, Accrington, Preston and Leicester.
Mohammed Miah, 35, of Cross Ormerod Street, Bolton , admitted conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine and to launder money. He was jailed for eight years and four months.
Nadeem Hussain, 28, of Falkland Avenue, Rochdale , pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money and was sentenced to 16 months.
Mahmoud Jaber, 33, of Arncliffe Avenue, Accrington got 11 years for conspiracy to supply cocaine. They were rumbled in a major investigation by Lancashire Constabulary's Serious and Organised Crime Unit.
Also sentenced were Mohammed Wasim Akhtar, 44, of Ashleigh Street, Preston, who got six years for conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to launder money.
Wajid Hussain, 30, of Symonds Road, Preston was found guilty of conspiracy to launder money and got two years' imprisonment.
Aroon Younus, 30, of St Georges Road, Preston, and Hakeel Sawar, 26, of Cottam Avenue, Preston, both admitted conspiracy to launder money.
Both got suspended sentences and community orders.
Isaac Amin, 35, of Cromford Walk, Preston, was found not guilty of conspiracy to launder money but admitted possession of cannabis. He was given an suspended sentence.
