Men who supplied cocaine wholesale jailed

Two men who supplied cocaine wholesale for local dealers have been jailed after police recovered drugs, an illegal firearm and a zombie knife.

Jake Stevens, 23, and Tyrone Richards, 25, pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including possession with intent to supply cocaine.

It comes after an investigation by Wiltshire Police who recovered £7,000 and a large amount of cocaine from addresses linked to Stevens and £2,355, a blank firing pistol and a zombie knife from Richards' address.

Sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Friday, Stevens was handed a seven year and four month prison sentence, while Richards was jailed for six years.

The pair also pleaded guilty to handling criminal property and being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

Richards also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.

Wiltshire Police said the investigation into Stevens and Richards began after the arrest of another Swindon dealer, Oskar Krzeszewski, in April.

The investigation into Krzeszewski led officers to another dealer who has since been arrested and charged with Class A drug offences and remanded to prison.

Information from the second dealer's phone led officers to Stevens and Richards, who were jointly running the drug line.

Supported by the Metropolitan Police, officers executed warrants on Stevens' address in Wroughton and Richards address in East Wichel on 26 June 2025.

At Richards home large quantities of cocaine and cannabis were found, as well as £2,355 in cash, drug paraphernalia, an illegal replica handgun, and a zombie knife.

At Stevens' address in Wroughton, more than £7,000 was found under a bed, as well as a phone, packaging consistent with a kilo block of cocaine, forensic gloves, and numerous high value items.

A lock-up unit owned by Stevens was also searched, where police found numerous items of high value clothing, plus a further large quantity of cocaine.

DC Saunders from Wiltshire Police said both Stevens and Richards were "high tier dealers" and were "operating upstream and supplying tens of thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs".

"They had an established network in which they were removed from the lower levels of the hierarchy, letting other people take more of the risk while they retained much of the profits," he said.

Saunders said the case against the duo "should act as a strong deterrent to anyone involved in drug supply" and show the police's "decisive action to dismantle criminal drug networks".

A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing is due to take place in July.

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