TWO former West Midlands police officers have been jailed for a total of 31 years for selling information on drug dealers to rival criminals so they could steal their stash of narcotics.

Birmingham-based Pc Wahid Husman, 47, and Pc Tahsib Majid, 35, fed information to their associates in exchange for cash and a cut of the stolen drugs.

Husman accessed police computer systems to harvest details on drugs operations, while Majid also breached data protection laws to help an associate.

The pair were arrested in February this year following an investigation by the force’s internal Counter Corruption and the National Crime Agency.

They were caught on camera talking about drug dealing on duty and conspiring with gangsters to steal a delivery of narcotics destined for Birmingham.

The gang planned to split the drugs to supply to their own clients for profit.

The investigation found that Husman began accessing police computer systems as far back as 2011 to supply information to an associate, Shazad Mushtaq.

He later began passing intelligence to Birmingham drug dealers Imaan Haidri and Akeesh Rasab.

A search of his home revealed £7,000 in cash and a stash of heroin.

Majid worked in the same team as Husman at Perry Barr in north Birmingham and joined him in gathering information while on duty to pass on to a cohort of drug dealers.

He also disclosed the personal details of a suspect being held in custody to a friend.

Husman was jailed for 16 years on Monday after admitting drug offences, conspiracy to steal and misconduct in a public office.

Majid was jailed for 15 years after being convicted of misconduct in a public office, possession of drugs with intent to supply and unlawful disclosure of personal data after trial at Birmingham Crown Court in August.