Two men arrested after a search of an Esquimalt home about 15 months ago have been sentenced to prison for drug and firearms related offences.

Isaac Drennan and associate Dustin Robert Alexander Wadsworth, both now 34, were arrested in the wake of an investigation in March 2014 by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. A search of Drennan’s residence in the 1100 block of Lockley Road also resulted in the seizure of 178 grams of heroin, 238 grams of cocaine and 382 grams of methamphetamines, an unloaded semi-automatic Ruger handgun and a Second World War-vintage semi-automatic handgun and cash.

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The special enforcement unit, which deals with organized crime, had received a tip that Drennan was “allegedly trafficking drugs and in possession of firearms contrary to a lifetime prohibition,” said a statement from the unit on Monday.

Drennan, who has a previous conviction for attempted murder, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years. With time credited by the courts for pre-trial custody, he will serve five more years.

Wadsworth, who has previous drug and violence-related convictions was charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of breach of an undertaking. He was found guilty and sentenced to two years in jail, but with pre-trial custody credit, will serve eight more months.

He was charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, one count of possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, one count of possession of a firearm without a licence and one count of possession of a firearm contrary to a court order.

“The sentencing of these two well-known gangsters is a testament to the dedication of the CFSEU-BC officers and our partners who worked in collaboration to ensure drugs, weapons, and the most violent individuals are taken off the streets,” Const. Jordan McLellan said in a statement.

Drennan has a previous conviction of the attempted murder of two New Westminster police officers who responded to a a “shots fired” call in March 2003, in which one officer was shot in the leg and one in his body armour, while Drennan was barricaded in a house.

On Oct. 21, 2014, Wadsworth was observed in Vancouver by special forces investigators breaching bail conditions. A search of his backpack revealed several ounces of cocaine and a large amount of cutting agent.

When police searched Wadsworth’s home in the 3500 block Turner Street, Vancouver, they seized $58,000 in cash, about 100 ecstasy tablets, a large amount of cutting agent and scales for weighing drugs, authorities said.