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A dealer was discovered hiding in his wardrobe with a gun when police swooped on his house - and found £500,000 of drugs.

Officers discovered crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis hidden throughout Jerome Nash’s house in Stanley Road in Bushbury, Wolverhampton.

The drug dealer himself was found cowering a wardrobe with a handgun.

Nash, 23, was jailed for 18 years at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday.

The court heard how armed police carried out a dawn raid at his house in May of this year.

A search discovered crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis worth £500,000 stashed away in the dining room, cupboards and a sport bag.

Officers found Nash hiding in a wardrobe with a Webley revolver handgun, concealed in a carrier bag nearby.

A further warrant was executed at another Wolverhampton address linked to Nash and a second gun recovered, a Browning 9mm pistol.

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Nash pleaded guilty to possession of Class A and B drugs with intent to supply, two counts of possession of a firearm and another of having ammunition.

Det Con Keith Jones, from Wolverhampton Police, said: “Through intelligence we were able to establish Nash was at the heart of a substantial drugs network.

“We were able to seize a large haul of Class A drugs and prevent them from being sold on our streets. We have all seen the misery that illegal substances can have in our communities.

“Any firearm in the wrong hands has the potential to cause harm and these weapons were undoubtedly linked to drugs crime.

“This sentence should send out a strong warning that dealers will be caught and then face a lengthy prison term.”