Luke Dyer and his sister Tracey sold drugs in the Meadows

Nottinghamshire Police officers went under cover on The Meadows estate in the city to infiltrate the drugs-and-guns gang.

Luke Dyer, 25, the most prolific dealer, was jailed for 18 years at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday.

His sister Tracey Dyer, 32, and her husband Darren Poxon, 32, received 10 and 12-year prison sentences respectively for selling drugs and guns.

Crack cocaine

The judge said the family's drug trade had caused misery in The Meadows.

The police operation, which lasted 12 months, collected drugs with a street value of �250,000.

Some of the guns and drugs were sold to two undercover detectives who moved to The Meadows.

DRUGS TRADE I think they were controlling the vast majority of trade in The Meadows Peter Deighton Nottinghamshire Police

Nottingham Crown Court was told that Luke Dyer sold a revolver and substantial quantities of heroin and crack cocaine on the estate.

Luke Dyer's brothers Aaron, 21, and Nicholas, 31, made more drug deals with undercover police officers and also received prison terms.

Darren Poxon sold two handguns to an undercover officer known as Karl who pretended to be a dealer in stolen goods.

Their cousin Ricky Dyer, 29, sold drugs to feed his own �1,000-a-week crack cocaine habit.

Trade will reduce

Their friends Christopher Bordello, 28, of Hope Close, in the Meadows, and Courtney Linton, 32, of Brighton Road, Leicester admitted firearms offences and were also jailed.

The family's neighbour Jason Flanagan, 31, of Ark Wright Walk, admitted supplying heroin.

Peter Deighton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "I think they were controlling the vast majority of trade in The Meadows - this will reduce it significantly."